Films starring Julianne Moore that I've seen:
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Boogie Nights
The Big Lebowski
The Ladies Man
Evolution
Freedomland
Children of Men
Eagle Eye
The Kids Are Alright
Crazy, Stupid, Love
What Maisie Knew
What Maisie Knew
Don Jon
Non-Stop
Still Alice
Maps to the Stars
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 2
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Best Performance: Boogie Nights (1997)
As overrated as I find Paul Thomas Anderson's work on the whole, he has a gift for getting the most of every actor he collaborates with. Of the half-dozen or so exceptional performances in Anderson's breakout film Boogie Nights, Moore's layered turn as veteran porn star Amber Waves ended up leaving the biggest impression on me. The effectiveness of the juxtaposition between the kind-hearted mentor she is in her professional life and the neglectful, reckless individual she is in her personal life makes Waves the most fascinating character in this dark rise-and-fall story.
As overrated as I find Paul Thomas Anderson's work on the whole, he has a gift for getting the most of every actor he collaborates with. Of the half-dozen or so exceptional performances in Anderson's breakout film Boogie Nights, Moore's layered turn as veteran porn star Amber Waves ended up leaving the biggest impression on me. The effectiveness of the juxtaposition between the kind-hearted mentor she is in her professional life and the neglectful, reckless individual she is in her personal life makes Waves the most fascinating character in this dark rise-and-fall story.
Worst Performance: The Kids Are Alright (2010)
Unlike a lot of her similarly lauded peers, the five-time Oscar nominee and one-time winner Moore isn't overly picky with her projects. Her filmography is loaded with horror (6 Souls, The Forgotten), action (Seventh Son, Next) and comedy (Laws of Attraction, Evolution) flicks that got eviscerated by critics. However, her performance in the widely-acclaimed, quirky indie dramedy The Kids Are Alright grated on me far more than her any of her roles in the aforementioned "shit" movies. Like everyone else in this obnoxious, Wes Anderson-wannabe indie dramedy, Moore's character is a boring, selfish asshole that deserved every awful thing that happened to her.
Unlike a lot of her similarly lauded peers, the five-time Oscar nominee and one-time winner Moore isn't overly picky with her projects. Her filmography is loaded with horror (6 Souls, The Forgotten), action (Seventh Son, Next) and comedy (Laws of Attraction, Evolution) flicks that got eviscerated by critics. However, her performance in the widely-acclaimed, quirky indie dramedy The Kids Are Alright grated on me far more than her any of her roles in the aforementioned "shit" movies. Like everyone else in this obnoxious, Wes Anderson-wannabe indie dramedy, Moore's character is a boring, selfish asshole that deserved every awful thing that happened to her.
Best Film: The Big Lebowski (1998)
How a film about a bowling-obsessed, White Russian-sipping hippie that inadvertently gets involved in an elaborate kidnapping plot went onto become a cultural phenomenon is an unsolvable mystery that I'm completely cool with. With its deep arsenal of quotable lines and lively characters, The Big Lebowski is the Coen Brothers at their weirdest, wittiest and flat-out funniest.
How a film about a bowling-obsessed, White Russian-sipping hippie that inadvertently gets involved in an elaborate kidnapping plot went onto become a cultural phenomenon is an unsolvable mystery that I'm completely cool with. With its deep arsenal of quotable lines and lively characters, The Big Lebowski is the Coen Brothers at their weirdest, wittiest and flat-out funniest.
Worst Film: Freedomland (2006)
Joe Roth's dramatic thriller Freedomland is a classic case of when good intentions go horribly wrong. The film's attempts to address the perpetually underexplored societal issues of systematic racism and classism are undone by a reliance on cheap melodrama and overblown plot twists.
Joe Roth's dramatic thriller Freedomland is a classic case of when good intentions go horribly wrong. The film's attempts to address the perpetually underexplored societal issues of systematic racism and classism are undone by a reliance on cheap melodrama and overblown plot twists.
Thank you for reading this week's installment of "The Best and Worst of". Next week, I'll take a look at the best and worst work of "Last Flag Flying" star Laurence Fishburne.
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