I don't know what did it but somehow a long time ago I dismissed Brendan Fraser as a stupid comedic actor that even made Pauly Shore in some respects tolerable.
I heard his name and I thought of comedies he annoyed me in like Encino Man or the awful Dudley Do Right movie.
I thought his comedies were horrible. But someone encouraged me to check out The Mummy. I did and Fraser graduated from annoying comedy movie guy to a potential action hero.
Then I was told from Siskel and Ebert's old YouTube reviews that School Ties showed what an incredible talent Fraser was.
I rolled my eyes thinking this is the same guy who got his start with Pauly Shore, how could he be any good?
But the movie also had an impressive cast so I checked it out, and much to my surprise Fraser gave the best performance and that is when I realized what a great and underrated serious actor he is.
I feel this guy has a natural talent for serious roles and not for comedies. After seeing School Ties I was a Brendan Fraser fan for life. I just realized he didn't get enough attention for his serious parts and he was excellent in them.
So when it was announced he won Best Actor this year for a serious film, I was ecstatic. I mean this was the guy who 30 years earlier showed full potential in School Ties so for him to win an Oscar he must have deserved it and the movie must have been incredible.
I can say both about The Whale. Fraser gives an even better performance here than he did in School Ties which he was excellent in, and he definitely deserved his Oscar.
It's an excellent character story not only bringing out the best in Fraser but makes us think about how we live life in general.
Some of it may be a tough pill to swallow at times but Fraser and director Darren Aronofsky's subtle yet impactful message made this a great movie.
I hope his Oscar win will let Hollywood know what a great talent Brendan Fraser is. Like Adam Sandler he may have started with brain dead comedies but with the right dramatic material both have proved to be incredible in dramatic roles.
Fraser is incredible here he won the Oscar for a reason. He is not just Encino Man, George of the Jungle or Dudley Do Right. He is a fine, incredibly gifted actor who reached his full potential here and I can't wait for more movies. This guy with the right script as this movie showed is one of our finest actors.
While his comedies once turned me off this and School Ties make me appreciate what a fine actor he really is.
I heard his name and I thought of comedies he annoyed me in like Encino Man or the awful Dudley Do Right movie.
I thought his comedies were horrible. But someone encouraged me to check out The Mummy. I did and Fraser graduated from annoying comedy movie guy to a potential action hero.
Then I was told from Siskel and Ebert's old YouTube reviews that School Ties showed what an incredible talent Fraser was.
I rolled my eyes thinking this is the same guy who got his start with Pauly Shore, how could he be any good?
But the movie also had an impressive cast so I checked it out, and much to my surprise Fraser gave the best performance and that is when I realized what a great and underrated serious actor he is.
I feel this guy has a natural talent for serious roles and not for comedies. After seeing School Ties I was a Brendan Fraser fan for life. I just realized he didn't get enough attention for his serious parts and he was excellent in them.
So when it was announced he won Best Actor this year for a serious film, I was ecstatic. I mean this was the guy who 30 years earlier showed full potential in School Ties so for him to win an Oscar he must have deserved it and the movie must have been incredible.
I can say both about The Whale. Fraser gives an even better performance here than he did in School Ties which he was excellent in, and he definitely deserved his Oscar.
It's an excellent character story not only bringing out the best in Fraser but makes us think about how we live life in general.
Some of it may be a tough pill to swallow at times but Fraser and director Darren Aronofsky's subtle yet impactful message made this a great movie.
I hope his Oscar win will let Hollywood know what a great talent Brendan Fraser is. Like Adam Sandler he may have started with brain dead comedies but with the right dramatic material both have proved to be incredible in dramatic roles.
Fraser is incredible here he won the Oscar for a reason. He is not just Encino Man, George of the Jungle or Dudley Do Right. He is a fine, incredibly gifted actor who reached his full potential here and I can't wait for more movies. This guy with the right script as this movie showed is one of our finest actors.
While his comedies once turned me off this and School Ties make me appreciate what a fine actor he really is.
