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Post by semisweet on Aug 1, 2017 20:43:49 GMT
He was on quite a streak with Source Code, Nightcrawler, Prisoners, Enemy and End Of Watch, and while performance wise he's still putting in great shifts, his choices movie wise seem to be hitting a bit of a rough patch with critics and audiences.
He had Nocturnal Animals last year fair play but Everest didn't do fantastic, Demolition missed the mark, as well as Southpaw when he was being touted as a shoe in for nominations and possibly a win that year. The less said about Accidental Love the better... Life this year was a meh addition to his output. Okja i'm not too sure on how its been recieved...
He has Stronger coming later this year but I feel like he was pushing really hard and Southpaw and Demolition were gonna push him over the line and it didn't happen. What does it take for them to give Jake a nod off the back of those performances and run of films? I feel like he might be running out of steam currently and its a shame if he doesn't get his reward. Stronger could easily be another 'close but no cigar'
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Aug 1, 2017 20:48:03 GMT
Southpaw was so, so bad.
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Post by stephen on Aug 1, 2017 21:00:01 GMT
I wouldn’t say he’s on a decline. Yeah, he’s had a couple of duds in the last couple of years, but coming off the hot streak he had, I think it’s merely an underwhelming patch. He was pretty good in Life and I quite liked him in Okja, but more to the point, he’s still drawing the attention of auteurs. He’s been evidently killing it on stage, he’s got an Audiard project on the horizon that is quite promising (with Joaquin and John C. Reilly!). I think his films have underwhelmed, but his commitment hasn’t waned.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Aug 1, 2017 21:51:42 GMT
Okja was great and his over the top performance fit the character well, so I would say no. He's just done a few duds.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Aug 1, 2017 23:38:32 GMT
his performance in Okja is the worst thing I've ever seen in my life
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Post by thomasjerome on Aug 1, 2017 23:58:01 GMT
Little bit, yeah. He sucked in "Okja" and "Accidental Love" and while he's OK in "Southpaw" and "Demolition", I must say I liked his subtle roles much more. To me it was his work like "Prisoners" and "Nightcrawler" that made him such an interesting actor. Right now, he seems to be obsessed with getting showy roles as much as possible and can't say I'm looking forward to "Stronger".
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Aug 2, 2017 0:23:37 GMT
No
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Post by avnermoriarti on Aug 3, 2017 16:26:19 GMT
He's more focused on who is involved in those projects ( though I haven't seen Southpaw, can't comment on that one ) rather than the final product, which is a good sign, he seems more relaxed as of late. He's fantastic in Okja, the first time in years I've seen him having fun with a role.
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Post by jakesully on Aug 4, 2017 3:01:48 GMT
Hmm you could certainly make a case that he is (everything after Nightcrawler has fallen flat imo) . I do think we can put to rest that he isn't on Gosling's level though.  I remember on the old board , it seemed like every week/month, someone would start a Gosling vs Gyllenhaal thread haha. |
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Post by Sharbs on Aug 4, 2017 14:35:33 GMT
Hmm you could certainly make a case that he is (everything after Nightcrawler has fallen flat imo) . I do think we can put to rest that he isn't on Gosling's level though. I remember on the old board , it seemed like every week/month, someone would start a Gosling vs Gyllenhaal thread haha. They are starting to feel like a respective Deniro pacino of their generatio.  |
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Post by Allenism on Aug 4, 2017 21:09:06 GMT
Hmm you could certainly make a case that he is (everything after Nightcrawler has fallen flat imo) . I do think we can put to rest that he isn't on Gosling's level though. I remember on the old board , it seemed like every week/month, someone would start a Gosling vs Gyllenhaal thread haha. They are starting to feel like a respective Deniro pacino of their generatio. |
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Post by bob-coppola on Aug 5, 2017 22:39:49 GMT
I wish merc was here to defend mah boy jake g
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Post by Kalvinlying on Aug 7, 2017 8:14:26 GMT
He could be a bit more selective for sure. Nocturnal Animals is the only good thing he's done since 2014.
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Post by alexanderblanchett on Aug 7, 2017 8:28:02 GMT
I think he is fine.
He received great notes for Okja and while he is not a box office magnet he is doing quite well with the critics.
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I remember on the old board , it seemed like every week/month, someone would start a Gosling vs Gyllenhaal thread haha.
