CELEB QUOTES - Amy Adams

"when i read the script, i saw her as more of a victim, as one-dimensional...that’s my fault and not the fault of the script or the writing. it was just where i was in my life. i was looking to play someone who i felt was more confident, more grounded - when i came back around, i saw margaret as a completely different entity – as a mother. i was able to identify with her as a woman in a way that i wasn’t before. [margaret lived] in a time when we didn’t speak out publicly against 'our man'. and then i played a character in 'the master', another really powerful woman from the era, who stood behind a man and didn’t come forward. after that, i felt i understood the era and the beginnings of feminism, so i saw margaret from a very different perspective"

- amy adams, on how she nearly said no to the role of margaret keane in tim burton's film, big eyes

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BIG EYES - The Untold Story Of Margaret Keane

worthy-watch - BIG EYES [2014, US - English]

- tim burton brings the much untold story of artist margaret keane (famous for her paintings of big-eyed children in the 50s - 60s) and her deteriorating and tumultuous relationship with walter keane in an intimate biopic

- amy adams gives a consistent & effective performance portraying margaret, winning her a well-deserved golden globe award for best actress (comedy or musical category)

- my slight issue with the film was its incoherent switching between genres,  moving from a heartwarming romantic comedy, to a serious drama, and even at one point becoming a poorly-made suspense thriller (when walter tried to burn his wife & daughter alive). several over-amplified parts of the film like the exaggerated court scene & walter trying to stab an art critic with a fork were to me rather unnecessary

- christoph waltz's intense portrayal of walter keane played a crucial role in driving the varied & inconsistent genres throughout the film, though at no fault of his (waltz remains a great actor), perhaps to meet burton's quest to always challenge the norm and to make unconventional films

RATING : B-

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