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One amazing thing I dont understand about this movie is . . .

posted 15 years ago by startandstop
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how did they get some many top tier critically acclaimed actors to be in this movie?

Dont get me wrong I liked it. It was silly and full of bad jokes but had its charm.

Look at the accolades attributed to the actors in this movie:

Kathy Bates- 1 oscar, nominated 3 times
Kevin Spacey- 2 time oscar winner
Rahcel Weisz- 1 Oscar
Miranda Richardson- Oscar nominated twice
Paul Giamatti- 1 time oscar nominee
Ludacris- SAG award and was nominated for another.

How did this silly movie attract this kind of talent. Vince Vaughn is funny, but wow this just suprised me. I started wondering aloud during the movie, Rachel Weisz was in the Constant Gardner, I dont see how Fred Claus fits in her repertoire.

Well good for them for not taking themselves so seirously!

[–] 13 years ago

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[–] mjz688 12 years ago

christ, what a dick.

[–] TheFatDruidofNacyl 11 years ago

Well you do get actors that want to do movies they can let their kids watch. They might really like Christmas and liked the script. They might also needed work at the time. If actors are willing to do movies like "Movie 43" then I don't see why they wouldn't be willing to do this kind of movie.

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[–] saybow69 7 years ago

Lol. I agree. Spacey did nothing to help it. Written role was just brutal and made sense even in made up world But ya all did a great job for such a crap movie that I somehow love :)

[–] saybow69 7 years ago

Even Jeffery Dean Morgan did a 10 second scene. That's strange. Not even listed as a character in the movie. Was so quick. :)