03-28-2020, 08:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-28-2020, 08:51 PM by Drunk Monk.)
This was DM's Charlize-Margot-Nicole nacho-filled hot tub fantasy menage a quatre flick. Only it's not about that. Nope. Quite the opposite.
I've often praised Charlize and she's almost unrecognizable as Megyn. She delivers a pitch perfect performance here and we'd expect no less. Having her spliced into footage of tRump is almost seemless. I've often praised Nicole and she's on point here too, although she's Nicole, not Gretchen Carlson. But still, those eyes of hers are a piercing as always and she carries her role off with the dignity it demands. I've often praised Margot and here, she's a composite character, not based on a real individual. Her emotional breakdown scene sheds light on the suffering that the other two characters mask with their icy professionalism. Lithgow is loathsome as Ailes - like Charlize, John is almost unrecognizable under heavy makeup, but his voice is so distinctive and a giveaway. Same goes for Janney - it took me way too long to realize who it was with her makeup and accent, which was just me being inattentive because her makeup wasn't as disguising. Kate McKinnon has an unusual role, and even delivers a nice bit of acting in one scene. And Malcolm McDowell as Murdoch is amusing, even though he doesn't appear until the end. Actually, how all the players are portrayed is amusing, Geraldo, Hannity, Guilfoyle, Guiliani, and so on.
It's an important film but got lost in the shuffle because it's just one of those topics that people don't want to see for entertainment. But they should see it.
I've often praised Charlize and she's almost unrecognizable as Megyn. She delivers a pitch perfect performance here and we'd expect no less. Having her spliced into footage of tRump is almost seemless. I've often praised Nicole and she's on point here too, although she's Nicole, not Gretchen Carlson. But still, those eyes of hers are a piercing as always and she carries her role off with the dignity it demands. I've often praised Margot and here, she's a composite character, not based on a real individual. Her emotional breakdown scene sheds light on the suffering that the other two characters mask with their icy professionalism. Lithgow is loathsome as Ailes - like Charlize, John is almost unrecognizable under heavy makeup, but his voice is so distinctive and a giveaway. Same goes for Janney - it took me way too long to realize who it was with her makeup and accent, which was just me being inattentive because her makeup wasn't as disguising. Kate McKinnon has an unusual role, and even delivers a nice bit of acting in one scene. And Malcolm McDowell as Murdoch is amusing, even though he doesn't appear until the end. Actually, how all the players are portrayed is amusing, Geraldo, Hannity, Guilfoyle, Guiliani, and so on.
It's an important film but got lost in the shuffle because it's just one of those topics that people don't want to see for entertainment. But they should see it.
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