He is patently wrong for this role.

I love PO's comedy, but he is NOT destined to be a serious actor in my opinion. He just doesn't have the range, I believe.

Looks pretty interesting.

>> ^griefer_queafer:
He is patently wrong for this role.

I'm not so sure about the casting either. I was thinking Paul Giamatti would be perfect for it, but maybe he's tired of playing the "every man" role. I'll give Patton the benefit of the doubt, though, and who knows, maybe I'll be surprised.

I'm willing to give him a shot at it.

The one thing he's always been is a very intelligent actor/stand-up comedian. I think that that intelligence can easily be translated to a range of performances including a dramatic role.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, especially considering some of the reviews coming out on his performance so far.

I think he plays it well in the trailer.
It's basically Spence with a drama and "fan" angle.

>> ^griefer_queafer:
He is patently wrong for this role.
I love PO's comedy, but he is NOT destined to be a serious actor in my opinion. He just doesn't have the range, I believe.


I'll have to completely disagree. Just looking at the trailer, without thoughts of "he's a comedian," That's a surprisingly good job for a new actor. Using the example already given of Giamatti, he adds something that Giamatti really couldn't. You already feel the intense pidgin hold on Aufiero's life, just by looking at Oswalds face. Oswald invokes a feeling of someone who's slowly losing the one thing that makes him different. Giamatti would have made the character into someone railing again all these outside forces. Even the trailer would be different in what it presents the moral of the movie as.

I'll give it a shot.

That trailer is all about 1:58 =P

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>> ^griefer_queafer:
He is patently wrong for this role.
I love PO's comedy, but he is NOT destined to be a serious actor in my opinion. He just doesn't have the range, I believe.

The problem with typecasting isn't in the actors abilities, it's within your perceptions of the actor.

Open your mind and give him a shot, maybe he'll surprise you.

>> ^Razor:
That trailer is all about 1:58 =P


That's what I was about to say.

It's funny how quickly that distracted me. My thought process was something like: "Hey this looks pretty interesting I've always liked Patton Oswald he's a funny little hobbit it might be nice to see him be serious and BOOBS!! BIG BOUNCY BOOBS!! Have to post about boobs!"

Pidgin hold?

>> ^id49606:
>> ^griefer_queafer:
You already feel the intense pidgin hold

Patton's got a wonderfully expressive face. I don't know what kind of actor he is currently, but I think he's got the potential to at least be decent.

The biggest problem is seeing him and not expecting the comedian.

once you can accept the fact that he's not about to toss out a joke in the next 5 seconds and align yourself with the idea that this is a serious character i think he pulls it off nicely in the trailer. more than willing to give patton a shot for a role like this. he'll never be the cookie cutter pretty boy hollywood throws at us constantly, which makes him that much more interesting to me.

>> ^griefer_queafer:
He is patently wrong for this role.
I love PO's comedy, but he is NOT destined to be a serious actor in my opinion. He just doesn't have the range, I believe.


I dunno... I think he fits the niche for the obsessive/sheltered-yet-touching fan. This movie looks promising from what I see so far.

>> ^id49606:
>> ^griefer_queafer:
He is patently wrong for this role.
I love PO's comedy, but he is NOT destined to be a serious actor in my opinion. He just doesn't have the range, I believe.

I'll have to completely disagree. Just looking at the trailer, without thoughts of "he's a comedian," That's a surprisingly good job for a new actor. Using the example already given of Giamatti, he adds something that Giamatti really couldn't. You already feel the intense pidgin hold on Aufiero's life, just by looking at Oswalds face. Oswald invokes a feeling of someone who's slowly losing the one thing that makes him different. Giamatti would have made the character into someone railing again all these outside forces. Even the trailer would be different in what it presents the moral of the movie as.


I'm going to have to agree with you here. Before this trailer, I'd never even HEARD of this guy. Maybe I'm sheltered or whatever but when I saw the title of this Sift, I was like "wait who?"

Then I watched it and I thought it looked pretty good. I don't see how griefer could have taken it the way he did.

The trailer looks great, but if you follow the NFL it looks like the big plot twist at the end of the film is basically spoiled by the trailer. Argh.

>> ^Kevlar:
The trailer looks great, but if you follow the NFL it looks like the big plot twist at the end of the film is basically spoiled by the trailer. Argh.


Yah, this is the #3 thing movie trailers need to stop doing. I hate that shit.

Just another way being observant and semi-intelligent can bite you in the ass.

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