Not exact matches
A few words should be said about Carrey's
performance: It may be the
worst dramatic acting of his career, a charmless cartoon of self - repression.
Mary J. Blige's inclusion in awards season conversations is surely a surprise — not because the Queen of Hip Hop Soul's
performance in «Mudbound» is anything less than stellar, but who would've expected that the «Rock of Ages» and «I Can Do
Bad All by Myself» actress would turn out a deeply emotional and
dramatic rendering?
Oldman doesn't give a
bad performance; he gives a grandiose one, impeccably scaled to the ham - fisted proportions of the
dramatic vehicle at hand.
Mary J. Blige's inclusion in award season conversations is surely a surprise — not because the Queen of Hip Hop Soul's
performance in «Mudbound» is anything less than stellar, but who would've ever expected that the «Rock of Ages» and «I Can Do
Bad All by Myself» actress would turn out a deeply emotional and
dramatic rendering?
All of that being said, there is still some fun to be had here, as the
performances from Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, and (especially) Jim Carrey are all extremely fun to watch, the action scenes are exciting and
bad - ass, some of the humor really works, and a good amount of the
dramatic material is effective.