The Fighter

[stef_tm]

On Sunday I caught an evening show of The Fighter. Christian Bale deserved his Oscar. Melissa Leo? Not so much, in my opinion. she's done better work elsewhere. Perhaps it was a career Oscar. I think Amy Adams may have done a better job. There wasn't time to create dimensionality for the characters given it was plot based.

It was a simple movie; the fighting scenes might be hard for some to watch.

What touched me the most was the inclusion of a disabled person as a (very) minor character. He's in several scenes and is apparently developmentally (neurologically?) disabled. Hard to tell.

In the opening sequence, he is greeted by the Mark Wahlberg character and gently hugged. Later, he is touched by the Christian Bale character and near the end of the movie, the Melisa Leo character gives him a squeeze, almost as an afterthought.

Comments

[whatwouldruthdo.livejournal.com]

Yes, I definitely see her win as a career Oscar. I was pulling hard for Hailee Steinfeld to win for Best Supporting Actress, but I also don't think it made any sense for her to be in the Supporting category rather than Best Actress category. The Fighter was good, but I enjoyed many of the Best Picture nominees a bit more.

Melissa Leo

[(Anonymous)]

Amy Adams was great in "The Fighter," but her role was not as demanding as the role of Melissa Leo. "A career Oscar," for Melissa Leo, you suggest? Never! She won the Film Critics Choice Award, the Golden Globe, the SAG Award, numerous local awards and the Oscar. You think all the awards was simply acknowledgment of a great career? It was an outstanding performance and Melissa will be winning Academy Awards for many years to come. Amy's day will come, but for Melissa Leo in 2010, "Leo the Lion Roars!"

Re: Melissa Leo

[stef-tm.livejournal.com]

I had no idea Melissa Leo read my LJ! ;)

I respectfully disagree. She's done much better work. Her character was one dimensional.