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People think she's a great actress but I've never liked a single thing


That she has ever done. Her elitist attitude in the real world leaks into all of her movie roles. She simply comes off as a pompous, overbearing shriek. I don't respect her acting ability and I don't think I'd like to share a glass of Chateau d'Yquem with her socially either. Kramer vs Kramer, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Sophie's Choice, Silkwood, Out of Africa, Postcards From The Edge, Bridges of Madison County, ect, ect, ect! TOTAL YAWNFEST!

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Now you're being silly. You just named 7 movies that Meryl got Oscar nominations for and she won two of them. Supporting actress for Kramer vs Kramer and Lead actress for Sophie's Choice. These movies weren't meant to be action packed. You're just mad that Meryl call Trump out on being an *beep* and a bully. You may not like what Meryl had to say but you can't deny the talent.

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She's talented the way an opera singer is or a ballerina. Or maybe she's just a woman's actress. If I had to wager, I'd say that 90% of men think she's totally over-rated and that her acting is a sure cure for insomnia.

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OP, I agree with you whole-heartedly. She's certainly a good actress but very often overly showy and lacking in subtlety. Someone like Alicia Vikander, for example, is already well ahead of her in talent.

Meryl is accomplished at "emoting" and "acting", in the exact way Jon Lovitz parodied on SNL.



"This is dead air, Barry....dead air."

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Cool story bro.

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She's a total bore. Same character in every movie. There are so many actresses out there who can act circles around her.
Silkwood was her best performance, and that was over 30 years ago.

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streep is a jerk and a moron, she should've accpeted her lame award and went home.

Everybody who wins the lifetime achievement award gets to make a lengthy speech so simply accepting it and going home is not the convention for the award.

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Agreed. She has one gear only. No range at all. Just stuck in Yawn.

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