It should be called an
achievement of sorts for Joaquin Phoenix to quit acting and then do a come back
in a superb movie “The Master” and get nominated for best actor @ Academy. Totally
unbelievable performances by him, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams in the
movie so much so that all of them got nominated in the respective best actor category.
The best part of the movie is Joaquin and Philip’s screen time together –
Brilliant – is not the word for it, you’ve got to see it to believe it. Intense
and crackling chemistry between them is the high of the movie – yeah – it may
not have any entertainment value and may be too subjective for everyone to
digest but it is indeed one movie which will definitely invite discussions from
all sides. We had to actually finish it – review it again and talk about it to
grasp it in totality. Freddie (Joaquin) is a sex obsessed War Veteran who has a
problem adjusting with the society after the war is over. He meets Lancaster
Dodd (Philip) who is working on his own theory of healing people of their past
traumas with his wife Peggy (Amy). I seriously doubt on what basis they have
nominated Amy for this role and I will be totally shocked if she get it for
this one but I guess both Joaquin and Philip deserve it big time for their
respective roles. Hope they get their due this time. It’s a damn good one time
watch for intense performances of its two lead stars – one which you will
remember for quite a few years. Not to be missed by Drama lovers.
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