You are not sure what Clooney and Heslov's point is. That politics is dirty and underhanded? That politicians will always let you down? The mercenary nature of politics? That politicians can not help but sleep with young, hot interns? Did we not know all this, already?
And what a waste of talent, my goodness! Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Gosling, Wood, Clooney, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Heslov, etc, ...
Once again, like Crazy Stupid Love, the best scene in the picture is a romantic seduction scene between Gosling and Wood. It takes place at a Ohio campaign HQ in Gosling's office and it is extremely sexy, with Ms Wood getting all the really good lines.
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(And Ms Wood is really starting to make an impression with me, personally. I tried True Blood and can not get in to it, but she was astounding in Todd Haynes' HBO Mildred Pierce and she is delicious in Ides. Plus, she can sing and dance, i.e. Across the Universe.)
Renee then made an excellent point. Take a look at Gosling's CV. It is atrocious. Time and time again Renee and I have watched a Gosling picture and it has been awful.
Here it is (from imdb):
Lawless (pre-production)
2012 Only God Forgives (filming)
2012 The Gangster Squad (post-production)
Sgt. Jerry Wooters
2012 The Place Beyond the Pines (post-production)
Luke
2011 Drunk History Christmas (short)
Pa
2011 The Ides of March
Stephen Meyers
2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Jacob Palmer
2011 Drive
Driver
2010 All Good Things
David Marks
2010 Blue Valentine
Dean
2007 Lars and the Real Girl
Lars Lindstrom
2007/ Fracture
Willy Beachum
2006 Half Nelson
Dan Dunne
2005/ Stay
Henry Letham
2005 I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust (TV documentary)
Ilya Gerber (voice)
2004 The Notebook
Noah
2003 The United States of Leland
Leland P. Fitzgerald
2002 Murder by Numbers
Richard Haywood
2002 The Slaughter Rule
Roy Chutney
2001 The Believer
Danny Balint
2000 Remember the Titans
Alan Bosley
1998-1999 Young Hercules (TV series)
Hercules
– Life for a Life (1999) … Hercules
– Valley of the Shadow (1999) … Hercules
– Ill Wind (1999) … Hercules
– Apollo (1999) … Hercules
– Mila (1999) … Hercules
See all 49 episodes »
1999 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV series)
Zylus
– The Academy (1999) … Zylus
1999 The Unbelievables (TV movie)
Josh
1997-1998 Breaker High (TV series)
Sean Hanlon
– To Kill a MockingNerd (1998) … Sean Hanlon
– Heartbreaker High (1998) … Sean Hanlon
– Chile Dog (1998) … Sean Hanlon
– Lord of the Butterflies (1998) … Sean Hanlon
– Kiss of the Shy-Er Woman (1998) … Sean Hanlon
See all 44 episodes »
1998 Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (TV movie)
Tommy
1997 Frankenstein and Me
Kenny
1996 PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (TV series)
Adam
– Dream House/UFO Encounter (1996) … Adam
1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV series)
Kevin
– Dragon's Lair (1996) … Kevin
1996 Avonlea (TV series)
Bret McNulty
– From Away (1996) … Bret McNulty
1996 Goosebumps (TV series)
Greg Banks
– Say Cheese and Die (1996) … Greg Banks
1996 Flash Forward (TV series)
Scott Stuckey
– Double Bill (1996) … Scott Stuckey
– Skate Bait (1996) … Scott Stuckey
1996 Ready or Not (TV series)
Matt Kalinsky
– I Do, I Don't (1996) … Matt Kalinsky
1996 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (TV series)
Sean
– The Case of the Burning Building (1996) … Sean
1995 Are You Afraid of the Dark? (TV series)
Jamie Leary
– The Tale of Station 109.1 (1995) … Jamie Leary
Okay: Drive, Half-Nelson, and Blue Valentine are all good. I will give you those. And I guess I can give you Remember the Titans, too. But I will not allow Lars or The Notebook to be considered good films. And Fracture is certainly one of the worst films of the last decade.
Meanwhile, check out Michael Fassbender's CV (he is three years older than Gosling):
Twelve Years a Slave (pre-production)
2012 Prometheus (post-production)
David
2011 Haywire
Paul
2011 Shame
Brandon Sullivan
2011 A Dangerous Method
Carl Jung
2011 X-Men: First Class
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
2011 Jane Eyre
Rochester
2011 Pitch Black Heist (short)
Michael
2010 Fable III (Video Game)
Logan (voice)
2010 Jonah Hex
Burke
2010 Centurion
Centurion Quintus Dias
2009 Inglourious Basterds
Lt. Archie Hicox
2009 Fish Tank
Connor
2009 Blood Creek
Richard Wirth
2009 Man on a Motorcycle (short)
2008 The Devil's Whore (TV mini-series)
Thomas Rainsborough
– Episode #1.4 (2008) … Thomas Rainsborough
– Episode #1.3 (2008) … Thomas Rainsborough
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Thomas Rainsborough
– Episode #1.1 (2008) … Thomas Rainsborough
2008 Eden Lake
Steve
2008 Hunger
Bobby Sands
2007 Wedding Belles (TV movie)
Barney
2007/ Angel
Esmé
2006 300
Stelios
2006 Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
George Abernethie
– After the Funeral (2006) … George Abernethie
2006 Trial & Retribution (TV series)
Douglas Nesbitt
– Sins of the Father: Part 1 (2006) … Douglas Nesbitt
2004-2005 Hex (TV series)
Azazeal
– Where the Heart Is (2005) … Azazeal (credit only)
– Noir (2005) … Azazeal
– With a Little Help from My Friends: Part 2 (2005) … Azazeal
– With a Little Help from My Friends: Part 1 (2005) … Azazeal
– Ella Burns (2005) … Azazeal
See all 13 episodes »
2005 Our Hidden Lives (TV movie)
German POW
2005 Murphy's Law (TV series)
Caz Miller
– Boy's Night Out (2005) … Caz Miller
– Hard Boiled Eggs and Nuts (2005) … Caz Miller
– Strongbox (2005) … Caz Miller
– Disorganised Crime (2005) … Caz Miller
– The Goodbye Look (2005) … Caz Miller
2005 William and Mary (TV series)
Lukasz
– Episode #3.3 (2005) … Lukasz
2004 Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (TV movie)
Charles Allen
2004 A Bear Named Winnie (TV movie)
Lt. Harry Colebourn
2004 A Most Mysterious Murder: The Case of Charles Bravo (TV movie)
Charles Bravo
2004 Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (TV movie)
Guy Fawkes
2003 Carla (TV movie)
Rob
2002 Holby City (TV series)
Christian Connolly
– Ghosts (2002) … Christian Connolly
2002 NCS Manhunt (TV series)
Jack Silver
2001 Band of Brothers (TV mini-series)
Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson
– Points (2001) … Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson
– Why We Fight (2001) … Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson
– The Last Patrol (2001) … Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson
– The Breaking Point (2001) … Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson
– Bastogne (2001) … Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson
See all 7 episodes »
2001 Hearts and Bones (TV series)
Hermann
– Episode #2.6 (2001) … Hermann
– Episode #2.5 (2001) … Hermann
– Episode #2.2 (2001) … Hermann
Fassbender already has Hunger, Shame, Inglorious Basterds, A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Band of Brothers, Fish Tank, an X-men movie, 300, and is currently working on his third film with director, Steve McQueen. Sure, Fassbender's been in some crap, too, but that is a v impressive CV with some trophies sprinkled in, as well.
I like Ryan Gosling a lot. But he either needs a new agent or he needs to do like he did with the astonishing Drive and take the project on himself and hand-pick his director.
All my love,
Ardent
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