Monday, February 18, 2013

Best Actress 2012

Again, not many nominees for 2012, but good ones...




Kate Beckinsale (Lori)/Total Recall- Beckinsale is such pure evil as the undercover agent posing as Colin Farrell’s wife.  I can’t recall seeing in a role like this before.  I didn’t know she was capable of it.  Very good performance.

 

Jennifer Lawrence (Tiffany Maxwell)/Silver Linings Playbook- Let’s just say you might not want to get into a heated debate with Tiffany for fear she could lose it and shank you.  Maybe I’m overstating her neuroses in this film, but, there is no doubt she feels things passionately.  But underneath her mental hang ups is a tenderness and yearning to be understood.  It’s a fine performance by Lawrence who is becoming one of the better young actresses in Hollywood.

 

Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy)/The Amazing Spider-Man- I think what strikes me most about Gwen in ASM is that, yes, she is the obligatory  damsel in distress, but she’s not helpless like so many of the super hero love interests.  It’s a smart performance and she shares real chemistry with Andrew Garfield’s wallcrawler. 

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