Wesley Morris

Of those five people. No, give me anybody.

Of those five people. No, give me anybody.

I mean, I really I'm just going to stick with Adrian Brody. I mean, he was the person who who when I saw him in the first in the opening shot of The Brutalist, I was just like, well, this is we're we're headed into there will be blood territory in terms of the acting is due. Um, I just think that this is a guy who I'm just going to I don't want to talk about the speech. I can't even.

I mean, I really I'm just going to stick with Adrian Brody. I mean, he was the person who who when I saw him in the first in the opening shot of The Brutalist, I was just like, well, this is we're we're headed into there will be blood territory in terms of the acting is due. Um, I just think that this is a guy who I'm just going to I don't want to talk about the speech. I can't even.

I mean, I really I'm just going to stick with Adrian Brody. I mean, he was the person who who when I saw him in the first in the opening shot of The Brutalist, I was just like, well, this is we're we're headed into there will be blood territory in terms of the acting is due. Um, I just think that this is a guy who I'm just going to I don't want to talk about the speech. I can't even.

Yeah, I don't even know what to do with this.

Yeah, I don't even know what to do with this.

Yeah, I don't even know what to do with this.

I a little bit understand where it came from, but then it took a turn and then I was like, no, you got to just anyway. But he was my... Of those five guys, I'll just stay with those five guys. He was my favorite of the nominated performances. And he also was the best. It was one of the best pieces of acting I saw last year, period. And I think what I loved about it was the restraint.

I a little bit understand where it came from, but then it took a turn and then I was like, no, you got to just anyway. But he was my... Of those five guys, I'll just stay with those five guys. He was my favorite of the nominated performances. And he also was the best. It was one of the best pieces of acting I saw last year, period. And I think what I loved about it was the restraint.

I a little bit understand where it came from, but then it took a turn and then I was like, no, you got to just anyway. But he was my... Of those five guys, I'll just stay with those five guys. He was my favorite of the nominated performances. And he also was the best. It was one of the best pieces of acting I saw last year, period. And I think what I loved about it was the restraint.

The way he... The way his... There's something like an there's an anchor. It's so different from the piano from from the pianist performance. Right.

The way he... The way his... There's something like an there's an anchor. It's so different from the piano from from the pianist performance. Right.

The way he... The way his... There's something like an there's an anchor. It's so different from the piano from from the pianist performance. Right.

Where that character seemed to be blowing through through the through the narrative. And part of what was beautiful about that performance was just that he was in a silent movie, essentially. And you were watching somebody do was like a like a Charlie Chaplin, but under the worst possible circumstances for a human being. And he just seemed to keep surviving in an almost tragic, realist way.

Where that character seemed to be blowing through through the through the narrative. And part of what was beautiful about that performance was just that he was in a silent movie, essentially. And you were watching somebody do was like a like a Charlie Chaplin, but under the worst possible circumstances for a human being. And he just seemed to keep surviving in an almost tragic, realist way.

Where that character seemed to be blowing through through the through the narrative. And part of what was beautiful about that performance was just that he was in a silent movie, essentially. And you were watching somebody do was like a like a Charlie Chaplin, but under the worst possible circumstances for a human being. And he just seemed to keep surviving in an almost tragic, realist way.

And this movie is the opposite, where it's everything about it is internal. And how many levers can he keep down on the emotional side? circumstances, you know, dealing with the Guy Pearce character, keeping his eyes open, you know, there's a wariness and a skepticism about what this character is up against at all times. There's that great scene. Oh, you haven't seen it, Bill, have you?

And this movie is the opposite, where it's everything about it is internal. And how many levers can he keep down on the emotional side? circumstances, you know, dealing with the Guy Pearce character, keeping his eyes open, you know, there's a wariness and a skepticism about what this character is up against at all times. There's that great scene. Oh, you haven't seen it, Bill, have you?

And this movie is the opposite, where it's everything about it is internal. And how many levers can he keep down on the emotional side? circumstances, you know, dealing with the Guy Pearce character, keeping his eyes open, you know, there's a wariness and a skepticism about what this character is up against at all times. There's that great scene. Oh, you haven't seen it, Bill, have you?