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I was just scanning youtube and picked up on the scene where Julianne Moore goes into the pharmacy to pick up her tranquilisers. She is an actress who seems to be underrated in my view. In a film packed wall to wall with undeniable acting talent Robards, Hoffman, Macy (I deliberately exclude Cruise although he played the role very well)this scene stands out for me. Of course its a fairly momentous effort all round the way it builds menacingly to a conclusion but that scene really stands out for me.
I saw her recently in Far from Heaven and it reaffirmed my opinion. She really is a top talent.
Anyone recommend any more of hers?
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As noted, a great performance.
I do recommend Safe.
Also notable in:
Children of Men (pivotal, but smallish role)
Far From Heaven
Vanya On 42nd Street
An Ideal Husband
The Hours
Short Cuts
I hate "Hannibal" but she takes over the role of Clarice from Jodie Foster.
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"You can safely assume you have created God in your own image when he hates all the same people you do."
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She is, at best, phlegmatic. As sexy as my neighbor's barking dog.
From a review that I feel gets it pretty much right...
"After the formal acrobatics of Poison, his 1991 feature debut, writer-director Todd Haynes applied his rigorous, philosophical aesthetic to the venerable genre of the "disease film" with Safe. In the process, Haynes asserted himself not only as a highly skilled, unconventional auteur but also as a savvy chronicler of late-century fear and dread.
The film's subject matter lends itself to a plethora of interpretations -- environmental cautionary tale, satire of spiritual vacancy, AIDS allegory -- but Haynes refuses to single out a particular rationale, exploring an epidemic's stigmas and psychological baggage more than the epidemic itself. Aiding the director is Julianne Moore, who imbues Carol, the meek, vapid housewife, with a uniquely sympathetic quality without resorting to the pity-inducing simpering of a conventional issue-movie heroine.
Haynes and cinematographer Alex Nepomniaschy give the picture's Southwestern landscapes an arid, minimalist look that owes as much to Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert (1964) as to such paranoia thrillers as The Stepford Wives (1975). But the director forgoes the blunt, predictable rhythms of conventional thrillers for a more laconic, nightmarish approach: conversations dangle long after they're finished, and Carol's protracted physical breakdowns enhance the aura of helplessness.
Though Safe had a limited theatrical run, it established Moore as one of the most challenging actresses in Hollywood, alternating high-budget, high-profile productions with memorable independent films; for Haynes, the film marked his graduation from New Queer Cinema pioneer to more rarified "maverick" status, invigorating diverse subject matter with his unique worldview."
"You can safely assume you have created God in your own image when he hates all the same people you do."
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Her performance in another PT Anderson flic, "Boogie Nights," is heartbreaking. She plays a woman whose career as a porn star denies her the one thing she wants most -- to be a mother -- so she dotes on and mothers the Mark Wahlberg character.
Magnolia, Boogie Nights and Punchdrunk Love are terrific movies. That's what makes his latest film a big disappointment.
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