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Post by HELENA MARIA on Nov 8, 2017 20:03:06 GMT
I'd say Julianne Moore (closely followed by Madeleine Stowe , Jennifer Jason Leigh,Anne Archer and Tim Robbins).
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Post by idioticbunny on Nov 8, 2017 20:04:13 GMT
Jack Lemmon so, so easily. But the whole ensemble is pretty great, even pleasantly surprised by Madeleine Stowe.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Nov 8, 2017 20:06:06 GMT
Jack Lemmon so, so easily. But the whole ensemble is pretty great, even pleasantly surprised by Madeleine Stowe.I love that woman ! Very talented and charismatic actress . Wish she'd work more often . |
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Post by ibbi on Nov 8, 2017 20:19:29 GMT
Pretty much everyone is amazing. Robbins, Leigh, Lemmon, Waits and Tomlin, Moore, her bush, these are the standouts to me. Really liked Downey and Penn too, and even Andie McDowell. Maybe one of only two times I've seen her not absolutely suck in a movie.
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Post by thomasjerome on Nov 8, 2017 20:35:18 GMT
Stowe
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Leigh
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Post by sirjeremy on Nov 8, 2017 21:16:38 GMT
The mighty Jack Lemmon.
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Post by getclutch on Nov 8, 2017 21:28:30 GMT
Andie MacDowell.
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Post by dadsburgers on Nov 10, 2017 20:45:25 GMT
Jack Lemmon
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2017 22:31:00 GMT
Basically everyone was great. If I had to single out one performance as the best I'd have to go with Jack Lemmon.
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Post by DeepArcher on Apr 5, 2020 6:11:46 GMT
Had to go digging for this thread because I was curious what people said and if there was any sort of consensus favorite. Glad to see a lot of people mentioning Lemmon ... he was probably the main standout for me (and unsurprisingly, he's probably the best overall actor in the film -- only other person you could make an argument for I think would be McDormand), his big monologue scene towards the middle of the film is one of the standout moments and also some of the most complex emotion that gets conveyed in the film. And also that shot of him somberly walking out of the hospital after Casey dies ... there's something so simple and beautiful about it that it keeps lingering in my mind. Anyway I'll do a top five ... ehh make that six... Jack Lemmon Tim Robbins Lily Tomlin Tom Waits Andie MacDowell Julianne Moore Decision to make Tomlin and Waits a couple was an absolute stroke of genius btw... |
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Post by speeders on Apr 5, 2020 17:20:51 GMT
It's been ten years since I saw the film and I would love to rewatch it and revisit some of these performances but these I remember as the standouts for me:
Andie MacDowell
Jack Lemmon
Lily Tomlin
Anne Archer
Tim Robbins
Tom Waits
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Apr 5, 2020 17:39:48 GMT
Annie Ross!  |
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Post by jimmalone on Apr 6, 2020 7:56:27 GMT
Jack Lemmon so, so easily. But the whole ensemble is pretty great, even pleasantly surprised by Madeleine Stowe. This. The whole cast was great. I really like Andie MacDowell, Tim Robbins, Madeleine Stowe here, basically all of them. But Jack Lemmon is the one who stands out.
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Post by dadsburgers on Apr 8, 2020 2:07:11 GMT
Jack Lemmon, easy.
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Post by TerryMontana on Apr 8, 2020 6:10:40 GMT
LEMMON!!
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Post by ingmarhepburn on Apr 24, 2024 15:54:30 GMT
Having just seen this, I would go with these as the ones who are truly great: 1. Jack Lemmon 2. Annie Ross 3. Jennifer Jason Leigh 4. Madeleine Stowe 5. Tim Robbins All the others are either good of very good. Not a single bad performance in this, even the kids are decent. And Lily Tomlin's delivery of "Is that your face, or your neck just threw up?" should be a legitinate contender to take best quote of 1993 in our Best Quotes poll  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2024 15:57:02 GMT
is this flick worth watching
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Apr 24, 2024 15:59:38 GMT
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Post by Archie on Apr 24, 2024 16:01:45 GMT
is this flick worth watching  |
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Post by ingmarhepburn on Apr 24, 2024 16:06:17 GMT
is this flick worth watching Yeah, definitely. It's long, but doesn't feel its length, and it's funny in a dark way. Trying to decide between a 7/10 and an 8/10, but I'm leaning more towards an 8 right now |
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 24, 2024 16:25:40 GMT
is this flick worth watching Only in the sense that it is the definitive film of (some the greatest) written works of one of America's very best writers by one of America's very best filmmakers.  |
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Apr 24, 2024 17:11:06 GMT
I think Short Cuts was my first Altman and it's always been my favorite. All the characters are interesting, the dialogue snappy, and the 3-hour runtime flies by. I never quite understood the ending but appreciated its darkness & ambiguity. It also has the first Lemmon performance I loved before I even knew who Lemmon was... but it's full of great performances of sad & lost people. Especially loved Annie Ross as the jazz singer and neglectful mother, and Moore of course, Leigh, Stowe, Waits, the breadth and talent of the cast is immense. Was also drawn to Bruce Davison in his really unshowy but fundamental role as a generic suburban dad with father issues. I just loved how on the verge of falling apart he always looks, especially in his scenes across from Lemmon. Just a reservoir of unexpressed pain & sadness.  but yes if I'm picking just one MVP it'll always be Annie Ross for me. |
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Post by stabcaesar on Apr 24, 2024 17:42:25 GMT
There's Jack Lemmon, then there's everyone else.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Apr 25, 2024 5:51:55 GMT
is this flick worth watching Yes sir! Maybe my favorite Altman… beautifully assembled mosaic of dysfunction that feels almost effortless in its construction, it flows so seamlessly in spite of its numerous parts. Funny, moving, cruel, running across a wide range of human emotions and behavior, and a clear precursor to Magnolia but better. Rewatched this a few months ago, which also inspired me to post Madeleine Stowe in the celebrity crushes thread…  |
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