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So, Jamie Foxx got the Oscar for best actor the other night. That's a good call, in my opinion. Shit, it's one of the most accurate performances ever. To the extent that I've had genuinely cliched conversations along the lines of "Shit, he really looks and sounds just like Ray Charles" with responses like "...you mean that WASN'T Ray Charles?"
But I feel one man was robbed of the award. Despite the haunting accuracy of Foxx's performance, there was one ground-breaking piece of acting that went completely unmentioned.
Cary Elwes, for his performance as the Doctor in "Saw"
Ok, maybe not. But say what you will... I think he brought some colour to the film. Sure, he made me laugh in many of the wrong places, but despite all that, I truly believe that his performance defined the movie for me.
Bad acting is better than boring acting, any day. There is very distinct difference between the two. So, maybe he was a little melodramatic. As much as I wholeheartedly LOVED his work in the Princess Bride, his performance in Saw was... well, he was just like a strange fusion of Charlton Heston and William Shatner. He'd be screaming lines like "YOU BASTARDS!" at the top of his lungs, but he would then pause and look off hazily into the distance. He also gave a 5 star effort on the "horrific revelation" moments.
Sorry to go into fanboy mode here, but it really was a shame that the obvious choice wasn't selected for this role: Bruce Campbell. It would have been the one big smash hit that he really needs, and him and Cary Elwes aren't on entirely different rungs of the celebrity ladder. I think it would have really suited him, and I'm not just saying that because he's Bruce Campbell.
Cary is about as English as you can get, so the fact that he was forcing an American accent throughout the whole film can't have helped him give a natural performance. I really, really enjoyed this film. I couldn't really imagine anyone else in the role (other than bruce campbell :) ) I truly didn't see the ending coming, and I don't think the acting really subtracted anything from the film. And that goes for Danny Glover too. If anything, my only minor quibble is that the soundtrack didn't quite suit the mood of the movie. Whenever it got frantic, they just opted for the disappointingly contemporary, rapid chugga-chugga of industrial guitars. Sometimes it works, but i found it slightly out of place here. Anyway, that's irrellevant. It's one of the best horrors I've seen in a good while. And that chick from "Becker" who makes a brief appearance as the reverse bear trap victim is still ultra-hot.
But I feel one man was robbed of the award. Despite the haunting accuracy of Foxx's performance, there was one ground-breaking piece of acting that went completely unmentioned.
Cary Elwes, for his performance as the Doctor in "Saw"
Ok, maybe not. But say what you will... I think he brought some colour to the film. Sure, he made me laugh in many of the wrong places, but despite all that, I truly believe that his performance defined the movie for me.
Bad acting is better than boring acting, any day. There is very distinct difference between the two. So, maybe he was a little melodramatic. As much as I wholeheartedly LOVED his work in the Princess Bride, his performance in Saw was... well, he was just like a strange fusion of Charlton Heston and William Shatner. He'd be screaming lines like "YOU BASTARDS!" at the top of his lungs, but he would then pause and look off hazily into the distance. He also gave a 5 star effort on the "horrific revelation" moments.
Sorry to go into fanboy mode here, but it really was a shame that the obvious choice wasn't selected for this role: Bruce Campbell. It would have been the one big smash hit that he really needs, and him and Cary Elwes aren't on entirely different rungs of the celebrity ladder. I think it would have really suited him, and I'm not just saying that because he's Bruce Campbell.
Cary is about as English as you can get, so the fact that he was forcing an American accent throughout the whole film can't have helped him give a natural performance. I really, really enjoyed this film. I couldn't really imagine anyone else in the role (other than bruce campbell :) ) I truly didn't see the ending coming, and I don't think the acting really subtracted anything from the film. And that goes for Danny Glover too. If anything, my only minor quibble is that the soundtrack didn't quite suit the mood of the movie. Whenever it got frantic, they just opted for the disappointingly contemporary, rapid chugga-chugga of industrial guitars. Sometimes it works, but i found it slightly out of place here. Anyway, that's irrellevant. It's one of the best horrors I've seen in a good while. And that chick from "Becker" who makes a brief appearance as the reverse bear trap victim is still ultra-hot.