tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post9155421602276310611..comments2024-03-22T11:43:15.466-07:00Comments on Oscargasms: Paul Muni, Black FuryAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-56848238277928692042018-11-06T16:40:16.674-08:002018-11-06T16:40:16.674-08:00Good heavens. This performance may have been admi...Good heavens. This performance may have been admired in its day but I can't imagine any modern audience tolerating it. Muni doesn't so much speak his lines as announce them, like he's delivering stump speeches during a run for office. In scene after scene, he's the loudest, most irritating presence in the room, making one want to do nothing so much as tell him to 'Shut Up!' The character, who is liked and respected according to the screenplay, is in Muni's hands a thick-headed jerk. Unfortunately, this is another example of that long-held cinematic staple: a supposedly good, admirable character who's actually a narcissistic head-case wreaking havoc at every turn. That the film doesn't know this is typical, but it sure ain't pretty. And Muni gives in to one of his worst traits as an actor, which is that he never interacts with his fellow cast members. They may as well be scenery for all the chemistry he has with anything but the sound of his own voice. Terrible.<br /><br />And notice, I didn't even have to mention his most annoying co-star, that awful accent, to critique this performance.Frank/click5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03605293626729520817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-23615680174769888202014-01-15T15:50:26.648-08:002014-01-15T15:50:26.648-08:00the power of studio politics I guess...if ever you...the power of studio politics I guess...if ever you're in the mood for bad acting or to have your ears attacked for 90 minutes give it a watch!Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-74843353437664247892014-01-14T21:19:57.209-08:002014-01-14T21:19:57.209-08:00Well this sounds just awful. How could such a bad ...Well this sounds just awful. How could such a bad perf get through in a write-in vote of all things. Yikes.Derek Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276278383887354106noreply@blogger.com