tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172336497405297558.post1754658080828824619..comments2023-09-30T04:42:07.913-07:00Comments on Your Movie Buddy: Review Vault: THE WRESTLERKurtis Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165467665175732583noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172336497405297558.post-70823886439925148572009-01-15T15:00:00.000-08:002009-01-15T15:00:00.000-08:00"or Scarlett's always boobed approach to acting. "..."or Scarlett's always boobed approach to acting. "<BR/><BR/>I love that -- so true. And it shows no signs of stopping. Essentially, her only scene in the trailer for "He's Just Not That Into You" has her disrobing.<BR/><BR/>Good insights, Sally. We'll both keep our fingers crossed for Ms. Wood.Kurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172336497405297558.post-19028601868074429162009-01-15T11:03:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:03:00.000-08:00Well...keeping the scene certainly would have made...Well...keeping the scene certainly would have made Ram a less lovable from the get go. We know he has been an absent father...but, it's another thing to actually see him so emersed in his own world that he doesn't even give his daughter the time of day when she needs it, and asks for it.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if I agree with the cut or not either. It may have made him more interesting...surely he would have been more of a narcissist taken to the mat by life. <BR/><BR/>At any rate...to each his own...but, I prefer Wood's all in approach to , say, Kristen Stewart's always bored approach, or Scarlett's always boobed approach to acting. <BR/><BR/>I certainly think Wood's Upside of Anger performance is sweet and not a lit fuse. Also, although the movie is badly directed...Pretty Persuasion certainly offers a different aspect of the teenage mind, and a subtle performance that could have been evil over the top.<BR/><BR/>Also, I was a fan of Once And Again, and the work Wood did on that show was mature and quite astounding for a teen. <BR/><BR/>So, yes, I am a fan in general. I hope that she will, like Holly Hunter one of my idols, be able to find interesting and strong female roles in the future.Sally Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522865527270681536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172336497405297558.post-28660882382316504942009-01-11T15:22:00.000-08:002009-01-11T15:22:00.000-08:00I didn't spend too much time criticizing Wood beca...I didn't spend too much time criticizing Wood because I wasn't extremely bothered by her performance. But it was distracting. Regardless of what went on behind the scenes with Tomei, what ended up on film feels totally natural, as does the movie itself. While her character's anger was more than justified, Wood was the only part of "The Wrestler" that felt even the least bit forced to me. As I said, there is visible growth here, but I'm waiting for Wood to reach that point professionally where she isn't so quick to light the over-the-top fuse. To me, her work in "Thirteen" remains her best because she was playing a volatile, immature teenager. I'm waiting for her to show me something more. It's coming, but I only saw a glimmer of it in "The Wrestler."<BR/><BR/>Interesting info about what got cut. (I'm trying to decide if I wish they kept it.) <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment.Kurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172336497405297558.post-16628763450820568912009-01-11T13:42:00.000-08:002009-01-11T13:42:00.000-08:00I agree with a lot of what you say here...I lLOVED...I agree with a lot of what you say here...I lLOVED The Wrestler.<BR/>But, I can't agree with your take on Wood's performance. <BR/>I have an insider's view on this one, and I know that there was an early scene with Wood and Rourke that got cut from the film that explained a bit more her intense anger. The scene as filmed involved Stephanie seeking out her father as part of her 12 step program for recovering alcoholics. She went to make amends with her father, and he blew her off. <BR/><BR/>Then, as seen, after his heart attack, he comes to her. So, naturally, she's pretty pissed. He has been absent her whole life...he wasn't there for her when she asked him to be, and then he waltzes back into her life. She decides to trust him one last time, and he, once again, selfishly forgets her. <BR/>Wood was responding to Aronofsly's direction as well, which was to get in Rourke's face and be unmerciful.<BR/>I personally found her very real with every last nerve exposed. <BR/>You obviously have never been a young woman with an absent father, as I have been. <BR/>I would have reacted with no less anger and pain.<BR/><BR/>Tomei...had a easier job, and not only do I think she phoned it in a bit...but, that was the word form the set as well. She was none too happy to be there until the film started winning awards.<BR/><BR/>Hope you re-think your accessment of Wood. Who is, I think, a balls to the wall actor.Sally Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522865527270681536noreply@blogger.com