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So very 'actory'

posted 10 years ago by clocksnmirrors-932-761321
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SO many actors. Sooooo many actors. And they were all so actory. Doing their southern accents and all.

There was no possibility of suspending disbelief. What southern town has that many skinny people. Not a fat person was found in this version of America. Just actors.

[–] chibimon 9 years ago

Lmao

[–] always_keep_fighting 9 years ago

No. I refuse to believe it. Actors?? In a movie? What's next?? Students in a school? Animals in a zoo?? Southerners in the South?? Even worse...Southern students at a Southern zoo??!! Oh, the humanity!
Moron.

[–] cara-stone 8 years ago

Lol! I was thinking something similar.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Ha!

[–] RedPeggy 9 years ago

I liked the film, but I like your post even more.

[–] TheAlexMay 8 years ago

Do you also get miffed when pilots fly the plane you're on?

[–] ATG6 (3000) 5 years ago

only if they fly it well and the copilot is good too.

[–] ccdel 8 years ago

Very good point about no fat people. Especially since this is set in the South, there should be mostly fat people. I actually kept thinking that the movie was set in the late 1970's - then the thin people would make sense.

[–] chamohlamb 8 years ago

Doesn't your complaint apply to a ton of other movies?

[–] Minus_The_Beer 8 years ago

I know exactly what you mean and this post did make me laugh.

Really though, you know your film is overstuffed with "actor's actors" when freaking Cate Blanchett, of all people, gives the most subdued and natural performance.