tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post7445365053789480031..comments2024-03-27T14:12:04.933-05:00Comments on Word on the Streep: Accents Mastered updatedJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115351346180340694noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-47681492135825569852016-09-09T00:04:54.310-05:002016-09-09T00:04:54.310-05:00Meryl miscast? I got two answers for you, Mr. LaSa...Meryl miscast? I got two answers for you, Mr. LaSalle:<br /><br />1) “Excuse me. Meryl Streep could play Batman and be the right choice.” <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjTCOivQGD0<br /><br />2) Meryl Streep could have — should have — played Christian Grey. And she would have been the perfect choice.<br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/10989121/Fifty-Shades-of-Grey-12-things-we-learned-from-the-trailer.html<br /><br />“Ana [in Fifty Shades of Grey] bears a strong resemblance to Anne Hathaway in the Devil Wears Prada; and, in fact, Christian Grey's office is very like Meryl Streep's inner sanctum. It is the greatest missed opportunity of the decade that Meryl Streep was not also cast to play Christian Grey – only she has the poise to pull it off.”<br /><br />As the not-so-lovable-but-very-amusing Miranda Priestly would say, “That’s all.” ;-)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-3371784928038425762016-09-08T20:01:30.357-05:002016-09-08T20:01:30.357-05:00Excellent analysis, Charlie. Excellent analysis, Charlie. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115351346180340694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-17601387897282783552016-09-08T19:31:01.780-05:002016-09-08T19:31:01.780-05:00Mick has long been a Streep admirer until August w...Mick has long been a Streep admirer until August when he lambasted her rather unfairly in my opinion (even though I didn't like her August performance for very different reasons). Since then, he has criticized her from Ricki to Florence...something must have caused him to switch gears altogether. Maybe something personal, maybe not. Anyway, what he said about Meryl (miscast, wrecked the movie) was totally off-putting if not devoid of any concrete analysis. David.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-50457697233177332562016-09-08T11:32:17.791-05:002016-09-08T11:32:17.791-05:00Streep and Abrams bringing The Nix to TV!- JamieStreep and Abrams bringing The Nix to TV!- JamieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-47758782378767665142016-09-08T10:21:26.371-05:002016-09-08T10:21:26.371-05:00I read this too and really take exception. I think...I read this too and really take exception. I think Meryl herself said she desires to bring a true understanding of what makes people who they are and that shines through in her performances. She quite rightly observes very few people are innately wicked or beyond redemption. This writer seems to think a bland 2D character who is completely unlikeable is something to be appreciated.<br /><br />Maybe the Violet Weapon he describes works well in stage but of course Meryl will bring her own psychological understanding of the character ti her interpretation. What Meryl can achieve like no other is a very subtle understanding of the women she plays. Yes Violet is messed up and mean but she's also a lot more. She's a product of a hard life and lots of pain. I think the performance he describes would gave "torpedoed" the film much more. Anyone decent actor can play a charicature!<br /><br />Plus what's the point of just coping the stage version and not adding more to it? That's boring. And I personally found Meryl's Florence to be dignified and worthy of respect.<br /><br />We have to face that someone who is held by many as the best is bound to be subject to scorn and unfair criticism. All we can do us appreciate her work on its merits and if we see things other people don't then it's their loss! CJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937312863597687063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-30953004634807613342016-09-08T09:55:07.320-05:002016-09-08T09:55:07.320-05:00Mick LaSalle can say anything he wants but if it w...Mick LaSalle can say anything he wants but if it was Patti Lupone like he suggested, who's gonna watch the movie. This is so laughable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-67763260557046372102016-09-08T09:20:50.094-05:002016-09-08T09:20:50.094-05:00Sorry to bring some not-so-good news, but this ite...Sorry to bring some not-so-good news, but this item upset me today: about Meryl being miscast in Florence Foster Jenkins and having “wrecked” August: Osage County for making the character “sad and misunderstood.” http://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/askmicklasalle/article/Dear-Mick-LaSalle-Meryl-Streep-was-miscast-9207920.php<br /><br />I know this is just one writer’s opinion. I guess for certain actors — even the great ones — either people get them or they don’t. But I’m still dismayed whenever I read anti-Streep comments that are unsubstantiated, inaccurate, glib, or just mean. Or have I become too enamored of her that I can no longer objectively view her from the other side of the fence?<br /><br />I’ve gotten used to critics disparaging Meryl’s performances for being “so technical.” In one or two interviews, Meryl has addressed that “issue” with her characteristic eloquence and self-awareness. Now I wonder what she would think about this criticism that her “impulse to be always lovable and amusing is her one and only weakness.” But what about A Cry in the Dark, Plenty, The Manchurian Candidate, or Marvin’s Room? Really, “always lovable and amusing”? What is this writer talking about?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-16954103262650809342016-09-06T11:39:50.216-05:002016-09-06T11:39:50.216-05:00I think it's Greek-America English. *double s...I think it's Greek-America English. *double sniffle*Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115351346180340694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-6338231377988787732016-09-06T11:33:06.716-05:002016-09-06T11:33:06.716-05:00What would you have pegged her Maria Calls as? *sn...What would you have pegged her Maria Calls as? *sniffle*CJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937312863597687063noreply@blogger.com