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11:31 AM Fri, Dec 28, 2007 |  | 
Stephen Becker   E-mail   News tips
brolin

Where's the love for Josh? (Miramax)

This question came in from a reader concerning Josh Brolin's lack of props for his role in No Country for Old Men:

I was fascinated with the movie No Country For Old Men from the very first scenes. With very little dialog, Josh Brolin gave a fantastic performance. It was as though he was born and raised in the West Texas desert country. For me, he, not "the killer," set the tone of the entire picture. Why do you think he wasn't nominated for an award? It reminds me a bit of Kurt Russell and the fact that he always gives a stellar performance (even in bad movies) with little or no recognition.

My response:
I think there may be a couple of things at work here. The biggest thing working against Brolin (and Tommy Lee Jones for that matter) is that No Country is film made up of a bunch of supporting players — really, there is no lead actor in the story. Brolin just doesn’t have as much work to do in the movie as, say, George Clooney in Michael Clayton or Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will be Blood. So if we can say that Jones, Brolin and Bardem are all sort of supporting players, Bardem has been getting the most buzz I think because his role is the showiest. He gets to kill people and be menacing. Brolin (and Jones) are much more internal. Now, I agree with you that it’s a lot more difficult to pull off the subtle performance. But unfortunately, subtlety isn’t usually what grabs the attention of awards voters.

I'm always here to help. sbecker@dallasnews.com


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