
I’ve finally found the first “award buzzing” movie of 2014 that has lived up to its hype. While there have certainly been a handful of other films that I’ve found to be good, there hasn’t been a movie, except for maybe
Nightcrawler, that has lived up to the hope I had for the movie. That has certainly changed with Bennett Miller’s (
Moneyball, Capote) methodical and engrossing
Foxcatcher. While this movie isn’t for everybody, film purists will love it. This movie will likely garner a Best Director Academy Award and, without a doubt, will land Steve Carell (
Crazy, Stupid, Love., Date Night) his first Best Actor nomination. In addition, mark Ruffalo (
Reservation Road, Shutter Island) likely will also earn a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. And not to be lost is the performance of Channing Tatum (
21 Jump Street,
22 Jump Street), who gives the performance of his career. This film’s three of the best performances of the year can be viewed alone.
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