Great aspects of less-than-great films

[Brayden Fitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 121 Posts: 8016 View Predictions]

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One of the most discussed things of this past Oscar season is how Hillbilly Elegy is a trash film, but it contains an excellent performance from Glenn Close. She and the makeup are now Oscar nominated.

What other aspects from less-than-great films do you consider to be great or even Oscar worthy?

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[Brayden Fitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 121 Posts: 8016 View Predictions]

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Rob Simonsen’s score to Nerve (2016) is simply divine, the way he uses electronic music as opposed to a traditional orchestral score gives the film both a more intimate feeling during the heartbreaking scenes (“Aftermath”) and larger than life feeling during others (“Night Drive”) or sometimes a combination of them both (“Snitches Get Stitches”)

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 271 Posts: 21122 View Predictions]

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Speaking of Glenn Close…

FYC Emmys: "The Crown" in all categories, "I May Destroy You" in all categories, "It's a Sin" in all categories, "Small Axe" in all categories, Billie Piper ("I Hate Suzie"), Yvonne Strahovski ("Stateless") and Ruth Wilson ("His Dark Materials")

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[SN Joined: Dec 7th, 2014 Topics: 17 Posts: 2775 View Predictions]

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Andra Day

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[wattsgold Joined: Oct 6th, 2018 Topics: 4 Posts: 2650 View Predictions]

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I think Nicole elevated Bombshell. The whole thing was such a disappointment, but I had it coming for buying those blonde wigs the minute that first teaser was released.

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[CuriousHedgehog Joined: Mar 15th, 2018 Topics: 7 Posts: 306 View Predictions]

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Andra Day in Billie Holiday

Tom Holland was really good in Cherry, even if the film was a hot mess.

Glenn Close was really good in Hillbilly, even if the movie was hot trash.

My Octopus Teacher was incredibly pretty even if I hated the documentary itself (which I know is an unpopular opinion).

FYC:

Best Screenplay: Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Eliza Hitman)
Best Actress: Sidney Flanigan ("Never Rarely Sometimes Always")

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