TLK Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 In her defense it's not like there are a ton of meaty parts for women in these sorts of productions. Look at how shallow the Best Actress pool typically is versus the Best Actor pool. It's not because the talent isn't out there I am not denying that at all but a lot of people wonder why she has so many nominations and no win. The answer is that she picks projects instead of picking roles. Here are her last dozen or so roles from IMDB. See how few true leading roles she has done. American Hustle Sydney Prosser 2013 Her Amy 2013 Man of Steel Lois Lane 2012 Trouble with the Curve Mickey 2012 The Master Peggy Dodd 2012 On the Road Jane / Joan Vollmer 2011 The Muppets Mary 2010/I The Fighter Charlene Fleming 2010 Love & Distrust (Video) Charlotte Brown (segment: "Pennies" by Warner Loughlin) 2010 Leap Year Anna 2009 Moonlight Serenade (Video) Chloe 2009 Julie & Julia Julie Powell 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Amelia Earhart 2008/I Doubt Sister James 2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Delysia 2008 Sunshine Cleaning Rose 2007 Charlie Wilson's War Bonnie Bach 2007 Enchanted Giselle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noggod4me Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I jus looked the soundtrack to this is fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) Fun facts : - Sony is so selling this as a Jlaw vehicle, even if she is a supporting character. - Jlaw has done very few promotion for this movie compared to the other 4 big cast emembers and DOR because she is way deep into Mockinjays's filming. - I don't think she will campaign a lot in early 2014 for this movie because of Mockingjay and probably because she already has the statue and won't have the energy to do what she did in early 2013. - And Yet, her performance is the one getting the strongest notices ( even if other actors are praised tow) among an all star cast. - She very well could be the only Oscar nominee for American Hustle because of the circumstances in the other categories. - It is Jlaw's world, we are merely living in it. Edited December 17, 2013 by The Futurist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 @richardroeper: "American Hustle" is like a comedic "Goodfellas." My review is up at http://t.co/BHDUDUZ0x1m.twitter.com/richardroeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowtrout Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Nobody's a bigger Jennifer Lawrence fan than I am, but I saw a screening and thought she overacted a bit in this. Her best performance is still in Winter's Bone, imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Nobody's a bigger Jennifer Lawrence fan than I am, but I saw a screening and thought she overacted a bit in this. That's because she's aping Sharon Stone's borderline hysterical part in Casino. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacquelinejane Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Nobody's a bigger Jennifer Lawrence fan than I am, but I saw a screening and thought she overacted a bit in this. Her best performance is still in Winter's Bone, imo. In what scene did she overact? Honest question. I've seen a couple (not many) critics call her performance "too" big, and other than the Live and Let Die scene (which I loved, but I can see how some people could argue it's too big) she really wasn't OTT at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Comedy and overracting go hand in hand for me so I don't see it as a flaw, you have to bring the crazy to get the fun out of character. Thats the precise reason why these type of performances ( the obvious comedic ones) rarely getting acting honors. Crying and looking constipated is more considered good acting among cinephiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noggod4me Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 http://www.supermercadoent.com/justice-league-of-american-hustle/ 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 That's just too awesome. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) Very interesting. I'm guessing someones already posted the story but this was on Yahoo front page so I had to post it. I havent seen the gif posted. Whatever happen to "if it aint broke, dont fix it"? Edited December 17, 2013 by Jandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Whoever decided to do that is an idiot. She looks great as she is and doesn't need her photos airbrushed. Especially to that degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Of course the airbrushed one looks better. C'mon now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexJoker Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 That gif loaded very slowly for me.....at first I didn't realize the girl in the cover was supposed to be jlaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Nobody's a bigger Jennifer Lawrence fan than I am, but I saw a screening and thought she overacted a bit in this. Her best performance is still in Winter's Bone, imo. havent seen AH but smth tells me Id feel the same WB is very speacial both as a fil & as a performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altbum Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Nobody's a bigger Jennifer Lawrence fan than I am, but I saw a screening and thought she overacted a bit in this. Her best performance is still in Winter's Bone, imo. I loved Winter's Bone - it's been on TV a lot lately so hopefully more people will check it out. The reviews for AH continue to be pretty amazing. The Jlaw fawning in 90% of them is borderline embarrassing though. It's almost impossible for her to live up to the hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 That airbrushung is pretty tame by magazine standards. Most go as far as slimming a nose, making eyes further apart or lengthening legs. The J-Law circle jerk is getting a tad tiresome, I must admit - not that it's her fault. By all accounts she's not even in the movie that much, so I hope people don't go in with the wrong idea based on the marketing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I loved Jennifer's acting in Winters Bone but didn't enjoy the movie that much. I loved her acting in The Burning Plain much more. As far as that pic goes. Meh. It's not even a whole lot of airbrushing. I do fear the inevitable backlash. I think she can handle it though. She seems to be pretty grounded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman123 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 i love the cast, waitin 4 the film, the reviews also seem good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
