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damalc 
"last watched: Sausage Party"
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 Posted - 05/29/2009 : 18:10:54
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what the hell does that mean? i've seen it in 100 reviews and have no idea. is the difference between the acting of different cast members noticeable? is a certain actor good, but only in spurts? is an actor's performance poor compared to his work in other projects?
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 05/29/2009 : 20:16:48
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Well I'm only a former actress and professional film critic so what do I know  -- but I always have taken it to mean there's a big difference among the cast in terms of their acting skill.
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demonic 
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 05/30/2009 : 01:37:33
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| I think you could call the acting uneven in a film like.... "Bram Stoker's Dracula"; have a look at 100% committed Gary Oldman and bonkers but charismatic Anthony Hopkins on one side, the preposterously rubbish wooden block Keanu on the other and a whole range in between. |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 05/31/2009 : 11:00:39
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quote:
Originally posted by BaftaBabe
Well I'm only a former actress and professional film critic so what do I know -- but I always have taken it to mean there's a big difference among the cast in terms of their acting skill.
HelpfulBabe
Very true.
But I've also seen actors give uneven performances, like when their accents change in parts of the movie, for instance.
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 05/31/2009 : 13:34:19
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Keanu's performances are never uneven.
Each one is even worse than the last.
Boom, boom. 
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lemmycaution
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 05/31/2009 : 21:12:31
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| As Titanic progressed, the acting became quite uneven. |
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turrell
"Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh "
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Posted - 06/01/2009 : 06:40:12
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| Usually I'd say uneven acting means that one or more of the actors don't match the tone of the film. With capable directors the performances are all in a certain range, tone and voice (think Whit Stillman films). Poorly directed films can have people acting in styles that don't go together - this also occurs when an actor just can't do what they're supposed to do. Christopher Walken gives pretty much teh same performance in every film in teh last 10 years if that style doesn't fit your film, cast someone else, etc. etc. |
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Herky 
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Posted - 06/02/2009 : 02:17:19
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And here I thought that uneven acting meant acting odd. 
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"
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Posted - 06/02/2009 : 14:16:58
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Originally posted by demonic
I think you could call the acting uneven in a film like.... "Bram Stoker's Dracula"; have a look at 100% committed Gary Oldman and bonkers but charismatic Anthony Hopkins on one side, the preposterously rubbish wooden block Keanu on the other and a whole range in between.
and like Tiim Roth VS. Helena Bonham carter in Planet of the apes. |
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Joe Blevins
"Don't I look handsome?"
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Posted - 06/11/2009 : 18:59:16
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Reviews -- both professional and amateur -- too often rely on stock commments and critical cliches. "Uneven" has definitely become one of those words which has been so overused by critics that it has become meaningless. It particularly irks me when it's applied to comedies. Who the heck wants a comedy to be even? And when have you ever come out of a movie and beamed, "Boy, was that movie ever even! Yep, it was the most even movie I've seen all year! I give it two thumbs perfectly horizontal!" I feel that, if anything, "unnevenness" is a prerequisite for comedy... and drama, for that matter. What is this obsession with evenness? Evenness stinks. The most boring and dreadful films I've ever seen could be described as "even." To me, it's not a compliment. I think art, including movies, should be messy and should have mistakes. Perfection is a complete drag.
But to back up what Demonic said, a film like Bram Stoker's Dracula is one of those few movies in which the acting could legitimately and meaningfully described as "uneven." But it's a rarity. It's not often that a single movie contains that kind of range in its acting. (I'd nominate Much Ado About Nothing as another.)
Usually when you see "uneven" in a review, the writer is on "film critic autopilot." |
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Beanmimo
"August review site"
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lemmycaution
"Long mired in film"
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Beanmimo
"August review site"
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 06/17/2009 : 13:58:23
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Originally posted by lemmycaution
As Titanic progressed, the acting became quite uneven.
I wouldn't say that. I'd say that from very early on in the film I was glad to know that some of these people wouldn't survive.
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damalc
"last watched: Sausage Party"
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