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The Florida Film Critics Circle have shown themselves to be just as conformist, regimented and sheep-like as other award-bestowing critics groups, with each of their '08 winners well within the arena of safety. Best Picture -- Slumdog Millionaire. Best Actor -- The Wrestler 's Mickey Rourke. Best Actress -- Frozen River's Melissa Leo . Best Supporting Actor -- The Dark Knight's Heath Ledger. Best Foreign Language Film -- Let the Right One In. Best Animated Feature -- WALL*E. Best Documentary -- Man on Wire. Breakout Award -- In Bruges director-writer Martin McDonagh.
I don't mean to single Florida out. I'm just saying they're like all the other groups, that many film critics are Zelig-minded, that the Zelig impulse is just as prevalent among film critics groups as it is among institutional government types.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 18, 2008 at 10:42 AM
comment #1
BurmaShave
says ...
Somebody gave Melissa Leo an award, rejoice. Also I'm glad the momentum has switched to Rourke, he deserves one before Penn deserves two.
Posted by BurmaShave
at December 18, 2008 11:04 AM
comment #2
bluefugue
says ...
Isn't it just as bad to make idiosyncratic choices just for the sake of standing out in a crowd?
Posted by bluefugue
at December 18, 2008 11:12 AM
comment #3
VoiceOfReason
says ...
Good to see In Bruges and Martin McDonagh gettiing some more recognition. Is Rouke gaining momentum?!?
Posted by VoiceOfReason
at December 18, 2008 11:25 AM
comment #4
Nick Rogers
says ...
Voice: Agreed on "In Bruges." And I sure hope so for Rourke. I haven't seen a greater lead performance in a film this year.
Posted by Nick Rogers
at December 18, 2008 12:25 PM
comment #5
actionman
says ...
I loved In Bruges. I wonder what McDonagh will do next. Anyone have any info?
Posted by actionman
at December 18, 2008 12:50 PM
comment #6
alynch
says ...
I wouldn't categorize Melissa Leo winning as a sheep mentality. She hasn't won all that many.
Posted by alynch
at December 18, 2008 1:05 PM
comment #7
LuckyWilbury
says ...
Wasn't Jeff complaining not so long ago that
Melissa Leo wasn't getting her due?
Now critics are "sheep" for recognizing her.
Baaah, humbug.
Posted by LuckyWilbury
at December 18, 2008 1:24 PM
comment #8
bmcintire
says ...
I'm curious to know what Jeff's picks were before all the circle-jerk lists came out. He seemed pretty hyped for most of Florida's picks. Is this all because of an absence of love for CHE and REVOLUTIONARY ROAD?
Posted by bmcintire
at December 18, 2008 2:35 PM
comment #9
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Posted by anonymous2
at December 18, 2008 3:24 PM
comment #10
K. Bowen
says ...
Actually, these last few lists are the first that seem to have an independent mind. The awards season was too lockstep before the last couple of groups.
Posted by K. Bowen
at December 18, 2008 5:08 PM
comment #11
Deathtongue_Groupie
says ...
I went to check just how many that makes for Leo on the MCN scoreboard and found they don't even have a slot for Frozen River yet it has won so few.
This seems a classic bit of magazine journalism: premise first, then shoehorn the examples to make it work.
Jeff disproved his own rant, which is my chuckle of the day.
Posted by Deathtongue_Groupie
at December 18, 2008 7:46 PM
comment #12
Julianne
says ...
Action Man - it looks like Martin McDonagh will take some time off to write (a play probably), right now he's accompanying a production of one of his plays in New York.
He had expressed the wish to make another film in a few years. He already has a few screenplays ready to go, so it's a wait-and-see.
I am happy to see In Bruges win, but not all critics mention In Bruges. San Diego, Toronto, Austin, many of them didn't have In Bruges on their list. It's mostly Phoenix that's given In Bruges big recognition, giving them three mentions on their winners list.
Posted by Julianne
at December 19, 2008 1:05 AM
comment #13
nickds
says ...
From http://theplaylist.blogspot.com...
So what if everyone likes "Slumdog Millionaire" and Mickey Rourke for Best Actor. There's a reason why many people think this and because they're damn good and deserving. There's one thing to say, "hey, these people are deserving and should get some love and recognition too" (we've been doing that all year), but it's another to not vote for something simply because it's popular and you want to be "original" (frankly, that's childish). Now we're not saying that's what Wells is positing, but it sure seems like he's suggesting it. Our point is dogging on people for having herd-like taste, especially when those choices are pretty damn good and collectively regarded as such, is silly. What if they all picked, Wells' (and ours) beloved, "Che" would a herds-like choice be OK, then? Just saying...
Amen. Jeffrey, the fact no-one on this thread agrees with you should tell you something. Or are we all sheep too?
Posted by nickds
at December 19, 2008 8:19 AM
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