nelsonmuntz
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Saw it on HBO. Cute movie, but 14 scalitoing Oscar nominations? Think of some of the great actors and actresses that do not have a statue, and then think about the fact that Emma Stone has one.
Emma Stone has a limited range. She basically plays the same adorable dork every time. She happens to have tremendous chemistry with Ryan Gosling, but so do a lot of actresses. Don't get me wrong, I like Emma Stone. She is one of the most immensely likable A list actresses in Hollywood, and I can almost see her deserving a nomination if she got the right role, but a win, for this movie? That is ridiculous.
Emma Stone's dancing would be acceptable for an off-Broadway production, but that isn't her strong suit. I think her lack of grace is part of what makes her so likable, but she looks like a mannequin dancing with Ryan Gosling since she is so stiff.
Moving past that, the Ryan Gosling character is two dimensional and unoriginal, the misunderstood loner who thinks he is smarter than everyone else because he likes jazz. Emma Stone's character is only slightly deeper and more original, but not by much.
I didn't like that the supporting cast were all nobodies. Recognizable actors make it a lot easier to follow a big movie that has a lot of fast moving scenes.
All that said, my biggest single issue, and likely the source of the Oscar love, is that the movie is a 2 hour circle jerk to Hollywood. This ground has been covered in a hundred movies, and more recently even in TV shows like Entourage that satirize the industry that this movie is trying to glorify. Again, the movie is actually reasonably entertaining, and the music is decent, but I just don't get the Oscar love.
Emma Stone has a limited range. She basically plays the same adorable dork every time. She happens to have tremendous chemistry with Ryan Gosling, but so do a lot of actresses. Don't get me wrong, I like Emma Stone. She is one of the most immensely likable A list actresses in Hollywood, and I can almost see her deserving a nomination if she got the right role, but a win, for this movie? That is ridiculous.
Emma Stone's dancing would be acceptable for an off-Broadway production, but that isn't her strong suit. I think her lack of grace is part of what makes her so likable, but she looks like a mannequin dancing with Ryan Gosling since she is so stiff.
Moving past that, the Ryan Gosling character is two dimensional and unoriginal, the misunderstood loner who thinks he is smarter than everyone else because he likes jazz. Emma Stone's character is only slightly deeper and more original, but not by much.
I didn't like that the supporting cast were all nobodies. Recognizable actors make it a lot easier to follow a big movie that has a lot of fast moving scenes.
All that said, my biggest single issue, and likely the source of the Oscar love, is that the movie is a 2 hour circle jerk to Hollywood. This ground has been covered in a hundred movies, and more recently even in TV shows like Entourage that satirize the industry that this movie is trying to glorify. Again, the movie is actually reasonably entertaining, and the music is decent, but I just don't get the Oscar love.