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Post by wallsofjericho on Feb 21, 2019 18:21:21 GMT
I would go with Silver Linings Playbook. I do like him but personally have never been blown away by him in regard to his dramatic performances.
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 21, 2019 18:25:36 GMT
None?
I'll say ASIB - it used to be SLP but that is really Lawrence's show, he has more colors to paint with in ASIB and he deserves that nod imo.
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Post by stephen on Feb 21, 2019 18:29:41 GMT
American Sniper. (Overblown) accusations of jingoism aside, it's the only one of his performances where I felt like he took what was on the page and elevated it and managed to hearken back to some classic, Gary Cooper-esque style of acting.
He's decent in Silver Linings Playbook, utterly abysmal in American Hustle, and mostly good in A Star Is Born (even if he is hamstrung by his own ego in it), but American Sniper is the only time I've seen his name on nomination morning and went, "Yeah, I'm fine with that." Even if he did take Jake's spot.
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Post by moonman157 on Feb 21, 2019 21:09:49 GMT
dead heat between ASIB and Sniper, legitimately his only two great performances
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Post by Viced on Feb 21, 2019 21:19:10 GMT
1. A Star is Born
2. Silver Linings Playbook (blows Lawrence off the screen)
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3. American Sniper
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4. American Hustle
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Post by DeepArcher on Feb 21, 2019 21:28:18 GMT
1. Silver Linings Playbook
2. A Star is Born
3. American Sniper
4. American Hustle
SLP I think is by far his best work yet, probably his only true great performance. He can be a bit hammy at times in it but in general it's a very effective, mostly believe performance. In both A Star is Born and American Sniper he pulls the same kind of phony imitation that can work in spades but overall is just superficial. And yeah, he's downright awful in American Hustle.
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Post by notacrook on Feb 21, 2019 23:46:41 GMT
Love him in A Star is Born.
Like him in Silver Linings Playbook.
Has his moments in American Hustle, but generally it's as messy as everything else about that movie.
Haven't seen Sniper.
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Feb 21, 2019 23:52:50 GMT
1. A Star is Born
2. American Sniper
3. Silver Linings Playbook
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Fifty feet of crap
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4. American Hustle
He works well with emotionally volatile characters, it allows him to take some of the stretches in acting he leans towards while still being consistent with the psychology of the character. Which is exactly why he sucked in American Hustle; O. Russell directed everyone to go bigger and more eccentric and it makes no sense for Cooper's FBI agent to have the temperament of a spoiled toddler. Anyway, I quite like the others and give the edge to ASIB because I really love the way he and Gaga act off one another and I've been on a kick lately for generous acting (his direction isn't always so generous, but the acting is).
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Post by cheesecake on Feb 22, 2019 1:38:42 GMT
SLP, I guess. I don't like any of them.
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Post by JangoB on Feb 22, 2019 4:43:43 GMT
Easily SLP.
Ranked:
1. SLP
2. American Hustle
3. American Sniper
4. A Star is Born
All are good/excellent.
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Post by joephoenix on Feb 22, 2019 17:01:21 GMT
Silver Linings Playbook
A Star is Born
American Hustle
American Sniper
First two are great, the other two are alright.
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Post by TerryMontana on Feb 22, 2019 17:35:45 GMT
I say SLP.
He's trying hard to be a dramatic actor. He's doing fine but not great imo.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Feb 22, 2019 18:05:34 GMT
Silver Linings Playbook is quite good and he's decent in A Star Is Born.
I can barely remember anything about him in American Sniper, but I recall enough to know I wasn't all that impressed at the time.
I think he's genuinely dreadful in American Hustle.
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Post by Allenism on Feb 22, 2019 22:19:13 GMT
None? I'll say ASIB - it used to be SLP but that is really Lawrence's show, he has more colors to paint with in ASIB and he deserves that nod imo.   |
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 22, 2019 23:55:24 GMT
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Post by pupdurcs on Feb 23, 2019 11:03:54 GMT
A Star Is Born pretty easily.
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