tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post566354504581276512..comments2024-03-13T06:02:45.251-05:00Comments on Cinema Romantico: Blue ValentineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-11615526313294281212011-02-01T16:23:19.526-06:002011-02-01T16:23:19.526-06:00Indeed it does. And you know what I always find fu...Indeed it does. And you know what I always find funny about Michelle Williams? She had the most inauspicious beginning. I didn't watch Dawson's Creek, but I think the general opinion of her back then was that she sucked and that she would probably never amount to anything. Naturally, Katie Holmes was the one who was ticketed to stardom. My how the roles have reversed over time. The thing is, Williams is so good she doesn't even have to be a "star" -- she doesn't have to choose unchallenging romantic comedies, or be the girl hanging off the helicopter in a Michael Bay movie. She does perfectly fine just making smart choice that showcase her ability to do what she does best: act the hell out of a script, without, as you say, "acting."Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-36650415340828707262011-02-01T16:19:05.328-06:002011-02-01T16:19:05.328-06:00I think I kind of know what you're saying abou...I think I kind of know what you're saying about Gosling. At least at this point in his career he seems like much more of a technical actor than someone like, say, Michelle Williams. He needs the clothes and the tics and all that sort of stuff and so sometimes you catch him, as they say, "acting." Which can be a good thing in certain movies but in something as real as "Blue Valentine" wants to be - and is - it can be detrimental.<br /><br />I think that makes sense.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-25465282938904189532011-01-31T14:57:57.567-06:002011-01-31T14:57:57.567-06:00Good review. I had a lot of respect for this film ...Good review. I had a lot of respect for this film but I guess I didn't love it -- although maybe that's the point. There are no fuzzies in there for us. Then again, I like to think that I don't need fuzzies.<br /><br />One thing that I kept on thinking throughout was that the older Gosling was kind of a white trash hipster cliche. The wife-beater, the mustache, the sunglasses, the unlit (or lit) cigarette ... I don't mean that to be a slight to the film, just that Gosling had the "ironic dirtbag" look down perfectly. I could have imagined the movie re-cast with Giovanni Ribisi and Carey Mulligan and turning out about the same. <br /><br />That's two paragraphs with somewhat snide remarks about Blue Valentine, so let me finish by being less ambiguous and stating that it's a great film with great performances.Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-27094160733044961552011-01-27T12:22:12.692-06:002011-01-27T12:22:12.692-06:00She is pretty fantastic. If I'd made a Top 10 ...She is pretty fantastic. If I'd made a Top 10 performance list instead of Top 5 she would have made it.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-62352524693080928982011-01-27T10:26:19.100-06:002011-01-27T10:26:19.100-06:00Just saw this on Tuesday and I was quite blown awa...Just saw this on Tuesday and I was quite blown away. If I was to remake my top 10 of 2010, it would probably be in my top 2 or 3.<br /><br />PS: Michelle Williams for Best Actress! 'nuff said...Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15317266954630009383noreply@blogger.com