Quills was an excellent movie.

[butterfly]

Thought-provoking and stuff.

And I love Joaquin Phoenix. He's a marvelous actor. Just breath-taking.

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He's amazing.

[coneyislandbaby]

I haven't seen Quills yet, but he's just wonderful in everything I've seen him in.

He's very willing to go places a lot of other actors couldn't get to if they wanted to.

Oh, and the bonus is, he's really slashy :)

Re: He's amazing.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Yeah. He really gets into the soul of his characters. Just so impressive.

And yes, the slashiness is very much an added bonus.

Re: He's amazing.

[coneyislandbaby]

I know. I can't see anyone else playing Commodus and making him seem vulnerable. In almost (and I only say almost because there probably is someone else out there who might pull it off) anyone else's hands, he would have come off as a stock villain.

And slashiness is always a good bonus :)

Re: He's amazing.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Mmmm...

And there were times when I felt sorry for Commodus because Joaquin made it so clear that he wanted to be the type of man his father would respect but just didn't know how.

Very good acting.

Re: He's amazing.

[coneyislandbaby]

I know. He had those moments of "I just want my father's love and respect" that made him vulnerable.

*sigh*