Ben Foster's character in 3:10 to Yuma, the flamboyant outlaw Charlie Prince, could've probably wrangled himself a spot in the Queer Creeps battle currently raging here at MNPP - when I wrote up a quick post ages ago defending the gay villain it was in honor of that character, after all. I hadn't seen the film yet when I wrote that, and when I did see the movie I had some other thoughts about how even more interesting a creation Charlie Prince was than he could've been.
And loads of that is surely due to Foster, who's quickly solidified himself as one of my favorite working actors. I missed his performance in The Messenger until awhile after I grace my 2009 prizes away but I've no doubt his work in that film sits at the top of the heap now that I have seen it. Just a beautifully gauged performance, and he deserved the recognition for that film more than either of his co-stars (and y'all know what a freak I am for Samantha Morton so that's saying a lot coming from me). Point being, I'm looking forward to what he's still got to give, and a happy birthday to him today.
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And loads of that is surely due to Foster, who's quickly solidified himself as one of my favorite working actors. I missed his performance in The Messenger until awhile after I grace my 2009 prizes away but I've no doubt his work in that film sits at the top of the heap now that I have seen it. Just a beautifully gauged performance, and he deserved the recognition for that film more than either of his co-stars (and y'all know what a freak I am for Samantha Morton so that's saying a lot coming from me). Point being, I'm looking forward to what he's still got to give, and a happy birthday to him today.
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I thought "The Messenger" was the best film of 2009. Ben Foster is one ofthe most intense actors working today. Those scenes of the deliveries were amazing and heartbreaking.
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