tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081747433018117316.post3751349706349920347..comments2024-03-26T15:33:47.822+05:00Comments on THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS: And the Oscar nominations (should) go to....Tom Shonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06938779517705582285noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081747433018117316.post-19813596151325340572012-02-17T16:34:52.811+05:002012-02-17T16:34:52.811+05:00Nothing for Andy Serkis in "Rise of the Plane...Nothing for Andy Serkis in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"? If there is such a thing as a "Best Actor" in a given year, and there isn't, surely it should go to the performances that surprised and thrilled; the ones that kept you in your seat at the end, wanting to follow the character a little further, so compellingly were they realised?<br /><br />Pitt in Moneyball for sure – even after its positive preview notices, most of us couldn't have expected him to come up with something so rich and plangent. But for me, the actor who – under a veneer of rich computer effects, sure, but every bit "there" in the film – still out-acted every full human on the screen should be in that list of the recognised. <br /><br />In fact, by those metrics – and much as I enjoyed the film for what it was, and resent the backlash, and would be happy to see it get some awards – Dujardin would be the one to go. His performance was charming and arch and nicely done; but his ability to ape the hammy silent film, pre-Method acting aesthetic is less impressive than a man who wore a green suit with polka dots on it and gave an often silly summer blockbuster tremendous emotional resonance.Kieron Shawnoreply@blogger.com