tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748974671055642707.post2065773445828240741..comments2015-01-05T12:52:50.457-08:00Comments on Michael's Movie Reviews: The Perks of Being a WallflowerMichael Patisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660402132708891205noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748974671055642707.post-59646958423473407562012-11-12T15:23:16.011-08:002012-11-12T15:23:16.011-08:00I LOVE that you included Channing Tatum (who is al...I LOVE that you included Channing Tatum (who is also the best part of the otherwise dreary Magic Mike) and Jonah Hill in your list, they were fantastic in 21 Jump Street. Affleck, Bale, and Craig were indeed quite good, though each was a little bland (those characters are all pretty colorless). Phoenix is the hardest to judge, so bizarre and off-putting yet fascinating. John Hawkes in The Sessions is also very good. <br /><br />I'm just about the only person on the planet not to fall head over heels in love with Beasts of the Southern Wild, though I did like Dwight Henry quite a bit. I need to rewatch it when it comes out on DVD, that's for sure. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748974671055642707.post-30143119667108244182012-11-11T17:02:55.394-08:002012-11-11T17:02:55.394-08:00I agree that Lerman is fantastic and he is either ...I agree that Lerman is fantastic and he is either my favorite or second favorite lead male performance so far this year. I prefer Quvanzhané Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild as an overall lead performance thus far. I've only seen 8 lead male performances, so I'll just rank them here. There's still a lot that's out that I need to see and a lot still to be released.<br />1. Logan Lerman in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (tied)<br />1. Daniel Craig in Skyfall (tied)<br />3. Ben Affleck in Argo<br />4. Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street<br />5. Christian Bale in The Dark Knight Rises<br />6. Joaquin Phoenix in The Master<br />7. Channing Tatum in 21 Jump Street<br />8. Jared Gilman in Moonrise Kingdom (loved the movie but he was far and away the weak link of the ensemble)Michael Patisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660402132708891205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748974671055642707.post-63663429282637522622012-11-10T22:26:51.696-08:002012-11-10T22:26:51.696-08:00A very nice review of a pretty great teen movie. L...A very nice review of a pretty great teen movie. Logan Lerman's performance is easily the best Lead performance I've seen this year so far, and the entire cast is indeed great. I read the book when the trailer came out, and to be honest you don't really need to read it, lol. It's all there in the film, and isn't anything fantastic or unmissable by any means. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com