tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748974671055642707.post2877772477442724275..comments2015-01-05T12:52:50.457-08:00Comments on Michael's Movie Reviews: 12 Years a Slave: Surviving Isn't LivingMichael Patisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660402132708891205noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748974671055642707.post-64080802046956127592013-11-17T17:04:26.565-08:002013-11-17T17:04:26.565-08:00Well I do think Fassbender's going to be nomin...Well I do think Fassbender's going to be nominated, but even if he somehow misses out he'll be guaranteed to appear in my alternate lineup. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748974671055642707.post-81421423665568537372013-11-17T13:03:50.052-08:002013-11-17T13:03:50.052-08:00I think I would agree with you on Paulson if she h...I think I would agree with you on Paulson if she had been more screentime and a chance to complete her storyline. The extent of her storyline worked perfectly in establishing Fassbender's character, but I feel like she was left somewhat hanging and never got a chance to make her performance great.<br /><br />As far as Dano goes, I guess I sort of agree. I just tend to always find him aiming somewhere and never getting there with his performances. For instance, here he seemed to be trying to show that his character had a major self-confidence issue and was, in reality, just a coward who used his job to mask that fact. I just never though he did it all that well. The issue was that the separate pieces of his performance were fine, but they never seemed to meld together in the end to form a coherent picture. The only performance of his I've seen that I've ever thought was bordering on great was There Will Be Blood.<br /><br />Who do you think will beat Fassbender? Or are we just assuming he's going to win?Michael Patisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660402132708891205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748974671055642707.post-66236099778686735522013-11-16T21:42:13.772-08:002013-11-16T21:42:13.772-08:00A great film and easily my favorite of the year so...A great film and easily my favorite of the year so far. I think Ejifor and Fassbender will be nominated and Ejifor could even win. Nyong’o could win as well, who I liked, even though I actually did prefer Sarah Paulson out of the supporting ladies. The cast was pretty solid on a whole, and I liked Paul Dano here actually. He was not great but he fulfilled his role well. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.com