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...Shepherd manages to draw out the wit and sarcasm of the narrator, capitalizing on dramatic pauses and pointed glances at the audience. As he reads Fitzgerald’s exposition aloud, his earnest and deadpan drawl meshes well with the reflective musings of Midwesterner Nick, and Shepherd is instantly likeable??a necessary quality for an actor who will be speaking nearly non-stop for six hours...
...that primary business of essentially being a journalist, a word I’m happy and proud to use in my case.6. FM: You (CM) were quoted as saying in an interview with The New York Times, “I don’t trust people who are likeable??. What did you think of each other when you first met? Did you find Professor Wood “likeable???CM: I did, I did!JW: (Laughs) Perhaps not trustworthyCM: I did find him likeable, likeable and...JW: ...and a little slippery.CM: No, I did like...
That the film is occasionally affecting testifies to the strong performances of its cast. Deschanel imparts just the right mixture of anger and vulnerability to make her character likeable??no mean feat, given some of her character’s actions. Harris, though confined by his character’s extreme introversion, conveys the pathetic anguish of an author who’s lost the ability to communicate with the outside world. Perhaps the most surprising turn, however, is Ferrell. Though not quite as successful as Jim Carrey in “The Truman Show...
...prefer, the Least Controversial Leading Male Actor working today. (Unless, of course, you count Tom Hanks, although for my money, with each stubble-sporting new role, he’s edging further away from romantic lead territory and closer to Father Figure-land.) Being a “likeable?? star, however, is not without its drawbacks...
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