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Levin · 02-06-2009, 03:47 PM

I have a small crush on her, and my wife's okay with it. She's an incredibly gifted actor; always true, never faked; sensitive and wise; though she focuses a bit much on the down-and-out roles.

Muriel's Wedding -- phenomenal; no one will play the smart, but fat and needy, girl like that again.

Sixth Sense -- Without her, the movie has no pathos, and without pathos, The Sixth Sense is no better than any other Shamylalllyboobie movie.

About a Boy -- Is this the same actress that was in Muriel's Wedding? Holy crap, how does she do that?

The Hours -- Blew Nicole Kidman out of the water; if I were Julianne Moore, I would want to get it on with her too if she were my neighbor. Personified surbubia in five minutes of screen time. Kidman couldn't portray brilliant insanity, the kind Dickinson wrote about, with one hour of screen time. Brilliant madness is more than darty eyes and a zig-zag walk.

Little Miss Sunshine -- In a perfectly cast movie (except the mute, now not-mute boy), she held all the characters together to make the message drive home: it's all about family.

United States of Tara -- Loving it.

BarbaraGordon · 02-07-2009, 11:59 PM

Aussie actresses are pretty cool. I haven't seen many of Toni's films. I loved About a Boy, but then it's got Hugh Grant and Rachel Weisz in it, so what's not to love?

il Padrino Ute · 02-08-2009, 08:28 AM

No idea who she is.

RedHeadGal · 02-09-2009, 06:29 PM

I think there may be some bias here. I didn't even remember her from The Hours until you pointed out who she was. I would be inclined to favor Moore's performance over Kidman's in that movie, though.

Mormon Red Death · 02-10-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

Aussie actresses are pretty cool. I haven't seen many of Toni's films. I loved About a Boy, but then it's got Hugh Grant and Rachel Weisz in it, so what's not to love?

And there I was... singing with my eyes closed

02-06-2009, 03:47 PM	#1
Levin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,484	Toni Collette I have a small crush on her, and my wife's okay with it. She's an incredibly gifted actor; always true, never faked; sensitive and wise; though she focuses a bit much on the down-and-out roles. Muriel's Wedding -- phenomenal; no one will play the smart, but fat and needy, girl like that again. Sixth Sense -- Without her, the movie has no pathos, and without pathos, The Sixth Sense is no better than any other Shamylalllyboobie movie. About a Boy -- Is this the same actress that was in Muriel's Wedding? Holy crap, how does she do that? The Hours -- Blew Nicole Kidman out of the water; if I were Julianne Moore, I would want to get it on with her too if she were my neighbor. Personified surbubia in five minutes of screen time. Kidman couldn't portray brilliant insanity, the kind Dickinson wrote about, with one hour of screen time. Brilliant madness is more than darty eyes and a zig-zag walk. Little Miss Sunshine -- In a perfectly cast movie (except the mute, now not-mute boy), she held all the characters together to make the message drive home: it's all about family. United States of Tara -- Loving it. __________________ "Now I say that I know the meaning of my life: 'To live for God, for my soul.' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous. Such is the meaning of all existence." Levin, Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 12

02-08-2009, 08:28 AM	#3
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	No idea who she is. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

02-07-2009, 11:59 PM	#2
BarbaraGordon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gotham City Posts: 7,157	Aussie actresses are pretty cool. I haven't seen many of Toni's films. I loved About a Boy, but then it's got Hugh Grant and Rachel Weisz in it, so what's not to love?

02-09-2009, 06:29 PM	#4
RedHeadGal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: DC Posts: 995	I think there may be some bias here. I didn't even remember her from The Hours until you pointed out who she was. I would be inclined to favor Moore's performance over Kidman's in that movie, though.