"The Best and Worst of" series chronicles the career highlights and lowlights of an actor starring in one of the week's new theatrical releases. This week, I take a look at the filmography of "Peter Rabbit" star Margot Robbie.
Films starring Margot Robbie that I've seen:
About Time
The Wolf of Wall Street
Focus
The Big Short
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
The Legend of Tarzan
Suicide Squad
I, Tonya
Best Performance: I, Tonya (2017)
This year's Academy Awards features an absolutely LOADED group of Best Actress nominees and while there honestly isn't a bad choice in the bunch, Robbie would get my vote if I was fortunate enough to have one. Her performance as embattled figure skater Tonya Harding is spellbinding, emotionally-varied and completely unforgettable.
This year's Academy Awards features an absolutely LOADED group of Best Actress nominees and while there honestly isn't a bad choice in the bunch, Robbie would get my vote if I was fortunate enough to have one. Her performance as embattled figure skater Tonya Harding is spellbinding, emotionally-varied and completely unforgettable.
Worst Performance: The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
At about the halfway point of The Legend of Tarzan, Robbie's Jane Porter, wife of Tarzan, utters the line "You want me to a scream? Like a damsel?" after being kidnapped by the dastardly villain Leon Rom (Christoph Waltz). Despite this proclamation, that's EXACTLY what Robbie was in this colossal turd of a movie. Relegating an elite young actor to a role this thankless is boneheaded, laughable and undeniably insulting.
At about the halfway point of The Legend of Tarzan, Robbie's Jane Porter, wife of Tarzan, utters the line "You want me to a scream? Like a damsel?" after being kidnapped by the dastardly villain Leon Rom (Christoph Waltz). Despite this proclamation, that's EXACTLY what Robbie was in this colossal turd of a movie. Relegating an elite young actor to a role this thankless is boneheaded, laughable and undeniably insulting.
Best Film: I, Tonya (2017)
I, Tonya is exactly what every biopic should strive to be. It approaches its subject matter through an objective lens, has a smart, fearless script that provides a ton of insight about who the person its profiling truly was beneath all the headlines and above all, remains fascinating throughout. I'm honestly surprised and disappointed that this failed to secure a Best Picture nod at this year's Oscars.
I, Tonya is exactly what every biopic should strive to be. It approaches its subject matter through an objective lens, has a smart, fearless script that provides a ton of insight about who the person its profiling truly was beneath all the headlines and above all, remains fascinating throughout. I'm honestly surprised and disappointed that this failed to secure a Best Picture nod at this year's Oscars.
Worst Film: The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
Call me a purist, but I can't get behind a sophisticated, white-collar version of Tarzan. Tarzan was meant to be swinging from vines with his primate family, not having high-stakes political meetings with members of the British government. In addition to how jarring it is to watch THE KING OF THE JUNGLE hobnob with members of high society before making his obligatory return home to stop a mustache-twirling Belgian solider/ diamond miner (Christoph Waltz) from enslaving the people of the Congo, The Legend of Tarzan also happens to be an absolute fucking snooze. Watching this plodding political saga come to fruition is pure, relentless torture-especially when you consider that this film is aspiring to be an Indiana Jones-esque adventure. I'll take a million messy, harmless blockbusters in the mold of The Dark Tower or Tom Cruise's The Mummy over soulless bores like this any day of the week for the rest of time.
Call me a purist, but I can't get behind a sophisticated, white-collar version of Tarzan. Tarzan was meant to be swinging from vines with his primate family, not having high-stakes political meetings with members of the British government. In addition to how jarring it is to watch THE KING OF THE JUNGLE hobnob with members of high society before making his obligatory return home to stop a mustache-twirling Belgian solider/ diamond miner (Christoph Waltz) from enslaving the people of the Congo, The Legend of Tarzan also happens to be an absolute fucking snooze. Watching this plodding political saga come to fruition is pure, relentless torture-especially when you consider that this film is aspiring to be an Indiana Jones-esque adventure. I'll take a million messy, harmless blockbusters in the mold of The Dark Tower or Tom Cruise's The Mummy over soulless bores like this any day of the week for the rest of time.
Thank you for reading this week's installment of "The Best and Worst of". The next victim of my praise and ire will be "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman.
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