the way the first half of the film builds up a distaste for Jackie as a result of her selfish behaviour is completely diminished with just a glance, a movement or alne delivery by Watson is a testament to her talent. How she didn't win the oscar for this is completely beyond me, but she consistently proves that she is the finest working actress.
Whenever I'm alone with you, you make me feel like I am whole again
More amazing than Bette Davis, Meryl Streep, Katherine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, and Vanessa Redgrave?
Wow, that's pretty amazing.
The collective brilliance of all those actresses.
it rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again
she doesn't have enough performances under her belt to compete with redgrave or davis or hepburn, but on top form (like she is here and in "breaking the waves") i'd easily rank her level with, or even above them.
the sad shame is that she just doesn't seem to get the work anymore. she doesn't get the opportunity to show just what an incredible actress she is.
"they should give nicole kidman an oscar for being able to show any emotion after THAT much botox".
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Davis only had one act, which she repeated from film to film.
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Emily Watson gives a terrific performance in this film. The one-two punch of "Breaking the Waves" and then this film instantly vaulted her into my top 10 list of favorite actresses.
She was nominated for an Oscar for both of those performances, and I thought she should have won for Breaking the Waves. (I do love Frances McDormand in Fargo, but Emily clearly gave the outstanding performance that year.)
She's amazing. She's been working steadily since then, but never really kept up the momentum. Still, I think she's brilliant in everything she does, it's always nice to see her in a film. Wish she'd get more recognition!