tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post603582076715190864..comments2024-03-19T03:58:12.755-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1996: Pete Postlethwaite in Brassed OffLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-32512062153227407022014-03-17T13:32:25.207-04:002014-03-17T13:32:25.207-04:00=D I thought the best scene for Cumberbatch was wh...=D I thought the best scene for Cumberbatch was when he leaves his lover, his quiet reaction was heartbreaking =).RatedRStarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-42195633957794241502014-03-17T13:18:54.077-04:002014-03-17T13:18:54.077-04:00Hardy - 4.5(He differentiates himself from the res...Hardy - 4.5(He differentiates himself from the rest of the cast with much more lively performance which works perfectly in showing his character's more optimistic outlook fitting to his character who just has not been around long enough to become completely cynical. The last image of him in the rain is absolutely heartbreaking)<br /><br />Hurt - 4.5(A short performance but that's all that Hurt needs to make his impact on the film. In his little time he gives us a vivid depiction of the old guard who keeps himself far more self contained. Like Oldman he is excellent by showing the little cracks where the emotions come threw)<br /><br />Burke - 3.5(Enjoyably cheeky, but with the right desperation of someone who has withered away in a low level position in The Circus)<br /><br />Cumberbatch - 4(Does well to be a slightly more enthusiastic and energetic presence as the most active spy in the film. Cumberbatch makes him knowledgeable of his life, but nicely adds some more emotion in the proceedings without going overboard. I particularly love his well earned smile at the end of the film)<br /><br />Firth - 4(He's a great cad for most of it combining his cheekiness with still the right suggestions of the spy underneath. His best moments though are his completely silent exchanges with Strong which are among the best moments in the film)<br /><br />Jones - 3.5(Slightly limited in the scheme of things but he does pompous very well.)<br /><br />Dencik - 3.5(He's serviceable for the most of it, but he's actually pretty moving in his breakdown on the airstrip)<br /><br />Hinds - 3(He's good in his short speech about need for the cash for the Circus, but otherwise he's very underused. Although the mere presence of his face adds something to this film)Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-77834633334367579982014-03-17T11:25:17.493-04:002014-03-17T11:25:17.493-04:00Hey Louis, can I have your ratings and thoughts on...Hey Louis, can I have your ratings and thoughts on the supporting cast for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, excluding Strong?Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-65749765883318044222014-03-17T11:09:50.970-04:002014-03-17T11:09:50.970-04:00I thought Postlethwaite completely knocked that la...I thought Postlethwaite completely knocked that last speech out of the part. I also had no idea until I saw this movie that the little intro to Tubthumping by Chumbawamba was this speech haha.Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-62298188740950263252014-03-17T10:25:10.998-04:002014-03-17T10:25:10.998-04:00McGregor - 3(Seems mostly there because they wante...McGregor - 3(Seems mostly there because they wanted someone young. He's good though although a very limited fashion)<br /><br />Fitzgerald - 3.5(Much like McGregor but with a little more to do and with that she does create the appropriate conflict within her character)<br /><br />Tompkinson - 3.5(As a character I feel he is a bit overexposed as every scene with him tries extremely hard to be such an intense tear jerker. This includes tragic scenes with him dressed as clown which the film uses too many times, and eventually comes off as a cheap trick because of it. Even with all that his performance is raw bit of emotional work that is indeed a solid bit of acting)<br /><br />Basically everyone else is a solid three. They fulfill their individual colorful character traits well enough although none of them breakout the way Postlethwaite does. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-32464183727083816882014-03-17T09:32:40.066-04:002014-03-17T09:32:40.066-04:00Louis: ratings & thoughts on the rest of the c...Louis: ratings & thoughts on the rest of the cast.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.com