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His win is well deserved

posted 10 years ago by Thekeybaldemasterrises
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say what you will, but his performance drove this movie, and being attached to a company that helps support people diagnosed with ALS, he did it justice and I'm happy he won.

[–] Howlin Wolf 9 years ago

I agree, he was brilliant. I don't care who he was up against, because I don't believe performances should be ranked - you're either, good, average or bad, but it's nonsense to pit several good people against one another - but his portrayal was excellent.

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[–] dwellman21 8 years ago

Just got done watching it, and I agree. My boy Eddie did that thing.

He also seems like the nicest guy in general too, so I'm glad for any success that comes his way.

[–] simian_ninja 8 years ago

I'm going to have to disagree with you on that one. I think the film baited the Oscar votes and managed to win, there was no emotional punch to his performance at all and it felt very by the numbers.

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[–] Thekeybaldemasterrises 8 years ago

Do you know all much about ALS disease? Because I have family that work with ALS patients that I've become friends with. And I can tell you that Redmayne's performance was NOT by the numbers.