Margot At The Wedding
I couldn't imagine Noah Baumbach making another film that could hold its own with The Squid and the Whale, but he did. The guy is a terrific writer, with a real knack for painful yet hilarious truths. And if Nicole Kidman doesn't win an Oscar for her performance something is wrong. I couldn't believe how convincingly she played a manipulative New York writer, one that is both cuntish and, at moments anyway, vulnerable. Jennifer Jason Leigh is always interesting, and Jack Black is often amusing in the Philip Seymour Hoffman role, but Kidman steals the show here.
What I really thought was brilliant was how honestly the film conveyed family dysfunction and sibling rivalry without ever straying into caricature. One minute the sisters are trying to be close, the next they're delving into their tragic past. And yet it never feels slapstick.
As a side note, I love the design of the poster. Just the white space and the pink in "Margot" matching her hat. It's so simple yet beautiful.
What I really thought was brilliant was how honestly the film conveyed family dysfunction and sibling rivalry without ever straying into caricature. One minute the sisters are trying to be close, the next they're delving into their tragic past. And yet it never feels slapstick.
As a side note, I love the design of the poster. Just the white space and the pink in "Margot" matching her hat. It's so simple yet beautiful.
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posted by Rob Simons at 7:47 PM
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Sadly, Kidman won't be nominated for MATW because the critics will not buzz her by giving or mentioning her for their precursor awards so AMPAS won't nom her because they choose the people the critics get behind.
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