Not exact matches
Lucas Till is both relatable, enjoyable and
funny as the lead, his chemistry with George Eads is smart assed and
funny and the rest of the
supporting cast adds to the story without
turning trite or flat.
Yes, it's very
funny and filled with enough genuinely great performances that it's actually debatable which
supporting star
turns in the best work (it's Laurie Metcalf, or maybe Beanie Feldstein, or possibly Tracy Letts), but what makes Gerwig's movie such a gem is the honesty that infuses every part and every scene.
Rockwell, who won Best
Supporting Actor for his performance as a dim cop on a short and normally racist fuse, is
funny but couldn't be accused of underplaying, while the somewhat overlooked Harrelson, as the police chief who unexpectedly
turns out to be hiding not just a conscience but a tragic secret too, is quietly excellent.
This is a fierce,
funny and unapologetic
supporting turn that is second to no one, and all she had to go on was some brief interview footage of LaVona with that parakeet — the real LaVona is AWOL.
A brief,
supporting turn from Uma Thurman, in particular, is wickedly
funny.
Chalamet, a 21 - year - old Hollywood newcomer, is slowly becoming a leading man on the rise; not only is he the heart of this film, but he also
turns in a darkly
funny supporting role in Lady Bird, another surefire awards - season knockout (fingers crossed).
What it did have in common with the Coens» previous work wass a gallery of great performances (Isaac's impressive
turn is ably
supported by the likes of Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, F. Murray Abraham and Coen fixture John Goodman), any number of great scenes (a bit where our hero visits his shabby record company is arguably the
funniest of the lot) and a soundtrack that you will almost certainly be buying as soon as you leave the theatre.
Also,
turning in incredibly strong and
funny cameos /
supporting performances from LeBron James, John Cena and Marv Albert (among others) is quite the feat.
Other strong
supporting parts include Brooks» appearance alongside Dan Aykroyd in the
funny / scary prologue to 1983's Twilight Zone: The Movie; a great
turn in Steven Soderbergh's Out Of Sight as a spineless white - collar criminal in the Michael Milken vein whose mansion becomes a crime scene; and a standout role as a bad guy in the upcoming Nicolas Winding Refn thriller Drive.
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