Hey Marco, what’s your opinion on each of the 5 performances (if you have the time to give some brief thoughts)?
I need to admit in advance that I dislike each of their films, or almost so.
As I’ve said before, I was (and still am) biased in favor of Loren, but I do think she’s better than all the favorites. Unfortunately, her film is as basic as it can be (although it is also pretty humble, and at least felt pretty honest and not too rhetorical), and that limits her performance. She’s undoubtedly good though.
As for the others. I believe Mulligan is the best, and I’ll be rooting for her to win, I guess. I do detest her movie though, as I think it’s actively bad – remember the discussion we had about I May Destroy You? Well, I have my issues with that show but of course it’s light-years ahead of Promising Young Woman. Much more nuanced and with some personal takes on the matter. I hate when movies, or any work of art, bring nothing to the table except nihilism – films like this one are the reverse symptom of a culture of hate and discord among people. It really saddens me.
But yeah, sorry, that was not your question. Mulligan is more than fine.
I don’t have much to say about Davis. She’s okay, I guess, but also very uninteresting like her movie. We know she’s able to convey a certain rage and certain feelings, but I’ve been waiting for her to build up a multidimensional character and of course she never delivers that.
I would put Kirby at the same level of Davis – competent but not insightful by any means.
McDormand is probably the worst of the bunch and in a way it hurts, since I’ve always found her pretty cool. But here, she’s not subtle – she’s just bland.
