I just watched "The Wife" and Glenn Close was masterful!

She ah-ight...

Is the next stage of Glenn's Oscar campaign? Starting threads on DL? Melissa Leo's fur coat tits out pics were less embarrassing.

[quote]She was magnificent in her very SUBTLE acting

Agree. I see some people talk about how they don't see the hype, and you can tell that is why. There is a lot of suble work, there is a lot of great acting in the small moments.

That said I thought the script was hohum and Glenn was actually miscast. One she is too old, and it is noticeable given certain story points of the film, and I do think she comes across as too strong a presence to be someone that was shy and played second fiddle.

R3 I see what you mean, she is a strong presence but I think that adds to the complexity of her characterisation. She played it down for so long that when it all boiled over it was hard to believe she last 32 years living her self-imposed lie.

I disagree she's too old though - the character isn't a vain one and has obviously allowed herself to grow old and diffident to her husband whom she couldn't bare to be without as a younger woman.

Ooops *BEAR* to be without

Of course, the Academy is known for awarding “subtle” work in boring flops over high drama Star turns in mega-hits (bonus points for singing)... oh, wait.

Not happening.

It was kind of a bore.

The character is supposed to be significantly younger than her husband r3, she is his second wife and was a student when he was a professor. I was actually caught off guard at the flashback because the two characters seem very much of age with each other.

There's only 5 or so years between them in the book. She was mid-20s and he early 30s when they met

The Glenn Close PR trolls are engaged and we can expect lots and lots of adoring GC threads. Oh well - soon it will be over.

I personally hope she loses. I hate all this heavy breathing ..

Mid-20s is an usually old college student r10, but if you say so.

It's tragic that Glenn will lose to something called "Gaga."

I am not in PR and I have no dog in this fight. I just watched the movie this evening and was thoroughly impressed. And why would PR waste time posting here? I very much doubt anyone with any pull would be swayed by anonymous opinions on a gay forum. Please shut up.

R14 Well it is very first world white rich peoples problems, will that fly in the 'Oscar So White' time we live in?

[quote]And why would PR waste time posting here?

I've often wondered that but DL sure gets it's share. The Tom Cruise PR trolls are the worst but already lots of Glen Close PR threads.

As oppose to many of the other Best Actress winners of late? Dealing with what? World peace? This movie speaks of misogyny, sexism, the power of women and trying to please men.

[quote]As oppose to many of the other Best Actress winners of late? Dealing with what? World peace? This movie speaks of misogyny, sexism, the power of women and trying to please men.

And your point is r17 ??

I was responding to and respectfully disagreeing with R15 who didn't think the premise of this movie suited the current climate in Hollywood.

R19 Not that it does not suit, just will they care to reward it in these current times

It’s really a terrible movie. What were you smoking, OP?

[quote]I respectfully disagreeing with R15

PR trolls answer everything with great sincerity. The remind me of over-achiever interns I used to work with. Most were female, just out of college, and it was their first exposure to the business world. They really gave it their best {haha}

R22 Was thinking, 'respectfully disagree with me', fuck that is a strange response on here

Very little respectful anything except the worship of a few porn actors ...

No more pain

No more strain

Now I'm sane

But I would rather be gaga

"Well it is very first world white rich peoples problems, will that fly in the 'Oscar So White' time we live in?"

Huh? White people still win Oscars all the time.

The picture was terrible and she was okay, but nothing a whole lot of actresses couldn't do as well or better.

Thank you R22 and R23. I don't like getting into pointless arguments or being rude to others where I can help it. I was impressed by the movie. By Glenn and how understated it all was.

I don't really follow her career but credit where its due. I thought I would start a thread to get others to share their opinion too.

Glenn did well. IMO

Sorry, Glennie, but you get one young, horse faced, masculine actress against you in your category? And suddenly, they all wanna trip over their own goddamned feet to give her a fucking Oscar!

Here’s the deal. Gaga gave a true star turn performance. The promise we saw from AHS was fully realized with Cooper at the helm. She will win and rightly so.

Glenn should be happy with the nomination.

Gaga is not winning Best Actress, R31. Not sorry 'bout it, either. Her musical numbers were fantastic but her acting was uneven and even uninspired at times, but I blame this on the underdevelopment of her character.

In the #MeToo climate we live in, I can't believe this is being touted as anything other than a clichéd and even insulting film.

The first third of it was wonderful and then it falls apart because MAN REASONZ. Ugh.

Close's film is topical and an effective study of the dissolution of a marriage and the emancipation of a woman.

Watching Close in "The Wife" is like watching a tight shot of beautiful hands embroidering or fine china breaking in slow motion. Close shows us so much through her performance and in turn lifts the film to It's highest possible heights.

Close here is like a diamond being formed through heat, pressure and the subsequent cooling, shimmering finally with the brilliance of a true star. Her expression under the spotlight while being acknowledged is both heartbreaking and embarrassing and alone worthy of the Oscar.

Oh please, Glenn didn't even sing in the movie. The most cringe worthy scene comes first (followed by many more) when Glenn makes Pryce's pinky all stinky when he finger fucks her.

R33 Because, you know, every actress needs to sing in their movies.

Also, the fingering was infinitely more inspiring than watching a "star" play second fiddle to an alcoholic, borderline abusive loser.

Has any of you seen both films, so that you can compare Gaga and Glenn? If you're honest, who gives the best performance?

R35, honestly, I wouldn’t give either an Oscar this year.

I saw The Wife a week ago and it's a film that's stayed with me in a way that A Star Is Born didn't.

It's a film you need to watch a second time, knowing the truth about the situation and seeing both Close and Pryce's reaction to everything that happens. So much of Close's performance is internal, even when she's sparring with Slater over a vodka there's a difference between what she's saying and what she's thinking. A masterpiece in performance.

Jonathan Pryce felt miscast, but said this weekend during an interview on the BBC that no American actors were prepared to play The Husband in a film opposite Glenn Close called The Wife.

As for A Star Is Born, the film is all about Bradley Cooper who is the best he's ever been. Excellent direction too. Gaga felt like a supporting role (does she not have a single cis-female friend????) and like Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls she comes alive when she's singing her heart out but otherwise it's very much HIYA!!! LOOK AT ME I'M DOING DRAMATIC ACTING THANK YOU!!! Not bad but not Oscar worthy.

Bingo, R37.

[quote]I saw The Wife a week ago and it's a film that's stayed with me in a way that A Star Is Born didn't.

Well you're in the minority.

R39 Yeah, so we're Democrats (supposedly)...

*were

$12,000,000+ worldwide so far.

Don’t worry Op. it is Glenn’s year. We all wall her to win whether she earned it for this role or not. Gaga was lost in the second half of ASIB and didn’t land the performance with the mariah wannabe final performance. So she’s no real threat.

Would M have done a better job of it? Asking for a friend.

R44, probably not. The problem wasn’t so much the acting as the script.

R45 My friend says good actors transcend their material. She doesn't think very highly of G.

I think the correct word is masterly.

Excuse me, by why isn't anyone talking about ME. Unless Will or I am nominated, Oscars are racist and we will boycott!

Jada, you deserved an Oscar for playing a cock-hungry heterosexual woman in Girls Trip. I'm sure that role was a stretch for you.

Glenn is a great actress. I haven't seen the movie but OP's pic makes me hate actors.

THIS is the book Glennie read from at her daughter's wedding?

Oh, mercy.

Glenn's daughter is prettier than any of M's.

Glenn was brilliant. No way Gaga is winning over this.

Glenn needs to get the word out to the Academy that she has a terminal illness, with only months to live.

So gorgeous. Love you, Glennie!

The acting was fine. However, the plot was old and cliched.

Glenn’s daughter is very beautiful. I was going to make fun of her being cast as a younger version of Close but she has the looks of a movie star.

I cannot wait for this films UK release.

R58 - it had a limited release in October last year. It might make a brief return to the multiplexes if Glenn wins The Big O.

I missed it, too. Damn.

Glenn In The Wife was superb.

But please go back and watch Kira in Colette. She was also superb in a, hmmmm, similar theme.

Then on the lesbian continuum watch The Favorite.

So many great women actors in films dominated by women.

I thought that McCarthy was also superb in her lesbian foray.

I haven't seen the wife yet, but I have seen ASIB. I am a fan of Stephanie/Gaga. I definitely think that she can sing, and I think that she's very respectable at acting, but it is a leap too far to think that that was an oscar worthy performance, it just wasn't. You might think that it's fair to take away an oscar from someone that did better, and give it to Gaga because she's Gaga, but I don't, and since she didn't win the Golden Globe tonight, I think it's not happening.

I made the mistake of watching the Judy Garland version the week before. I was amazed at how good James Mason was, and how Cooper took the heart of that performance and made it the centre of his film. Allie was a marginal figure, really.

The film poster is hilarious - Pryce's face seems unretouched while Glennie's face is photoshopped beyond all recognition - there's hardly a line left on her face.

It's an awful film. The plot is obvious after the first ten minutes.

I'll admit Close gives a good performance but it's nowhere near good enough to make this dreadful TV film worth watching.

Sorry, Googoo, Judy did it better. Glenn is gonna win.

Good, glad to know it's a strong performance so she can edge out Gaga at the Oscars too. Gaga's going to have to prove she's more than a fluke before she'll deserve the top prize.

PITY AWARDS FOR A CONTRIVED MOVIE!

These honors Glenn is picking up this year need to be seen for what they are: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS in a very weak year for motion pictures.

r68, she's much more talented than Lady Gaga, it wasn't a pity award at all

It needed aliens, and much more Botox.

That is standard operation procedure for the Oscars r68, many time performers are awarded for what it is not their best performance, but because they are seen as due.

Saw The Wife last week. Best performance by Glenn but cliche movie. There’s literally a line in the movie about “oh, the bombastic husband and put upon wife is a bit cliche, isn’t it?”

Yes. Yes it is.