Silkwood (1983)

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Originally Posted by mattyp4

I see. Considering most of her roles are in dramatic movies... how exactly should she take them? Not seriously?

Well, she could have played some roles that varied a bit more. That would have helped.

Oh. Okay. But this is a movie we're talking about. Do you know her personally or something?

Well, she uses her celebrity status to reveal herself all the time. I feel that I've heard enough to reach the conclusions that I have reached.

I should tell you, there are no "uppity awards speeches" in Silkwood. That's not what this movie is about. (And a mocking by Bill Burr?? BURN!! ...But who is Bill Burr?)

Thanks for sharing this.

Right. So The Deer Hunter and Kramer vs. Kramer are interesting to you. But the REST are probably shit. Got it. Just wanted to be clear.

It kind of helps that she isn't in Kramer vs. Kramer all that much.

But it might surprise you to learn that I have seen more than two movies with her in them. She rarely has left an overly positive impression on me. That's part of what leaves me skeptical of her movies... I mostly hear about how many little statues she has and little about her movies. It makes it hard to believe that I'm missing out on a whole lot. When people mention De Niro they will often talk about his movies along with his performances. With Streep the hype is usually about trophies and performances.

I know, many see her as this great actress, but I see an actress that is mostly void of charisma that is also mostly plays ultra serious and dull characters. I combine my experiences with the lack of hype for her actual films and it makes me skeptical.

I sincerely apologize if this is not what you want to hear.