Sentences with phrase «brilliantly played against type»
He's always been one of our very best character actors, and now that he has brilliantly played against type, he has finally grabbed the attention of the Academy.
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In a role described as «brilliantly against type» by naa27, Murray plays Ernie «Big Ern» McCracken in 1996 sporting comedy Kingpin, alongside Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid.
Lyonne and Greer are both brilliantly cast against type here, with Lyonne taking the role of the cheery optimist and Greer diving into the chance to play a morose, bitchy character.
The introduction of his similarly - minded father (Kyle Chandler playing brilliantly against type) shows exactly where his attitude is headed — a negative streak that subverts the optimism of youth with the pain of hindsight.