m4st4 wrote:I've seen Hathaway's scene yesterday for the third time, completely out of context, and I was devastated - that's how emotional it was, such honest performance.
I agree. Her performance was shorter than I thought it would be, but she was completely devoted to her character from the first moments I saw her. It was like quantity versus quality and, of course, quality won.
Yeah...and then she left. I think it's safe to call her a scene stealing supporting role, but Jackman did great as well, he owned the rest of the movie (AND, particularly, his prisoner sequence).
Ruth wrote:
I agree. Her performance was shorter than I thought it would be, but she was completely devoted to her character from the first moments I saw her. It was like quantity versus quality and, of course, quality won.
Yeah...and then she left. I think it's safe to call her a scene stealing supporting role, but Jackman did great as well, he owned the rest of the movie (AND, particularly, his prisoner sequence).
Jackman was great, yeah, his singing was a bit uncomfortable to listen at some points, but after all, I really enjoyed his performance.
Also I was amazed by other supporting actors. Never really heard about any of them until after I saw the film, but they were all amazing.
I guess you can easily mock Crowe's voice, but he was very good for someone who isn't really well-known for music (Yes, I know he was in a band). I'm just glad he didn't end up being like Pierce Brosnan in Mamma Mia, who actually knew he was awful.
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Look, we know the singing was all done live on camera, it wasn't prerecorded, which means it more closely resembled the characters' emotions in each scene.
I don't really take these criticisms of Crowe's singing with much value, because his performance actually represented the character and projected his inner thoughts very well. I don't think the intention was to make the singing sound like it was recorded perfectly in a studio. So even if Crowe's singing isn't perfect, it fits the context, it helps accomplish what the film sets out to do.
I think it's safe to call her a scene stealing supporting role, but Jackman did great as well, he owned the rest of the movie (AND, particularly, his prisoner sequence).
