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Tomoismynameo718 t1_je8b2pj wrote

He really did. It felt like he wasn’t even acting. One of the best performances ever out of seemingly nowhere

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bugxbuster t1_je8b4br wrote

The police station scene was so fucking painfully real. His performance there fucked me up when I first saw it.

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Apprehensive_Unit_74 OP t1_je8bgnc wrote

Edit : Also Michelle Williams is excellent in the few scenes she gets in the film.

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elektrofone t1_je8djiq wrote

One of the most emotional films I’ve ever seen. Had me in tears.

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kleptophobiac t1_je8ebw1 wrote

When he is identifying his brother at the morgue, I always watch his hands.

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WayyTooFarAbove t1_je8echz wrote

If you haven’t seen it, I love his performance in The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford

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kittykatsu7 t1_je8f2k4 wrote

Watch him in, Light of my Life. He’s just as good in that one.

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charleyismyhero t1_je8gicz wrote

Replying to dontbefun (#2,473,198)

I found him so off putting I had to Google if he was on drugs on set or what. Especially the scenes that happen before the film’s central tragedy. He’s all over the place and mumbly and the timing of his delivery is weird as shit.

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[deleted] t1_je8gvzo wrote

"How about Manchester By The Sea, everybody? Casey Affleck plays a morose, withdrawn man from the outskirts of Boston, living under the shadow of his older brother. What a reach!" Nick Kroll, 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards

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p4terfamilias t1_je8htod wrote

Totally agreed. That movie wrecked me. Now I've gotta watch it again and get wrecked again.

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Doppelfrio t1_je8ib12 wrote

Although I thought the movie was overall pretty boring, I will praise it for how realistic it was. The acting, characters, and plot were all so well done in a way that it didn’t feel like it was going over the top for the sake of entertainment.

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talldarkandanxious t1_je8ib6a wrote

I can’t decide which delivery of his breaks me more: “Please!” or “I can’t beat it.”

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Igai t1_je8iwpz wrote

if you like him due seeing this movie, check out "the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford" :) Also a glorious piece of acting by him!

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jcpmojo t1_je8iyin wrote

Yeah, that was such a great, gut wrenching performance and all around sad but well done movie. I might need to rewatch it this weekend.

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perro_abandonado t1_je8jm5l wrote

One of my top movies ever. Seen it maybe four times. You’re right he’s amazing in it and actually after seeing him in that I watched a lot of his other movies. He was incredible in MBTS. You could feel his pain in every scene.

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WeedTeaGuy t1_je8jpvo wrote

I love that movie. It’s depressing, yet very funny

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KiIgore-Trout t1_je8jyrf wrote

I still think about that movie all the time. I think Banshees will have the same effect on me, I think about that movie almost every day since I’ve seen it

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poppop_n_theattic t1_je8k01v wrote

The scene where they ran into each other on the street just wrecked me.

The performances from the two leads were just amazing. It takes some guts to be so vulnerable that it moves people so much.

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JimDixon t1_je8l1zw wrote

You might also enjoy I Know This Much Is True, a 6-hour miniseries on HBO, in which Mark Ruffalo plays a pair of identical twins. I'm halfway through it now. It's very emotionally intense, and Ruffalo renders the different personalities of the two brothers magnificently.

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HopeDeferred t1_je8oytt wrote

It was so good that everyone just magically forgot those sexual assault allegations.

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Clemson_19 t1_je8pb35 wrote

Replying to WayyTooFarAbove (#2,472,999)

Characters like that creep me out. Possibly bc I see how those characters could be me if I didn't have a conscience or if I had just had a significantly different upbringing. They are faced with many choices and paths that I've encountered as well. Thankfully I've chosen much better, but I look at those characters and see a version of myself that could have been. His performance of Robert Ford chills me to my core.

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sawatdee_Krap t1_je8phee wrote

He absolutely nails depression and anxiety.

The scene where he runs into Michelle Williams under the bridge is absolutely heartbreaking.

To convey that he can say hi and nice to meet you and pops out an excuse as why he’s been absent immediately.

The feeling of thinking you have a mask in place only to be torn off by the person you least want it to be torn off by. And the realization that you don’t have your shit together and everyone knows it.

That you want desperately to be better. But can not find a foothold and the idea of a coffee with your ex wife is enough to make you physically unable to speak. Then immediately go into a bar and get in a fight because you don’t know how to process your grief or guilt.

It’s a master class in acting by everyone in that movie.

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[deleted] t1_je8pyih wrote

Check out Michael Shannon in Take Shelter -there is a scene in a community centre during a meal fundraiser that will blow your mind.

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PuffyVatty t1_je8qiff wrote

Replying to knilf_i_am (#2,474,355)

The "confrontation" between Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck near the end of this movie, fuck me. Williams is a 10/10 in that scene, Casey goes to another plane. Their pain hits you like a truck.

For me personally it was the most gripping and emotional performance I've seen in my lifetime. Happy it got the recognition it deserves at the Oscars

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Romulus3799 t1_je8ql6d wrote

Replying to Tomoismynameo718 (#2,472,235)

Casey Affleck had always been known as a supporting actor till then. Even in (imo) his best performance before this film, in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, he was still nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars, even though he was arguably the protagonist of that film.

But Manchester by the Sea had him front and center with nowhere to hide, and he proved himself as an incredible talent on his own merits.

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gladiolas t1_je8qn01 wrote

Agreed - amazing realistic performances by all. So glad he won the Oscar.

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SnowDay111 t1_je8rgem wrote

It's in my list of all time favorite movies. The directing / acting is on point and comes across as so real.

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sevenhellsbells t1_je8s0e4 wrote

this movie is a genuine piece of work and it made me really want another hit.

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Nerdlinger-Thrillho t1_je8v0y6 wrote

Replying to Igai (#2,474,010)

In my top ten movies of all time. And it's one of the most historically accurate movies I've ever seen. The director understood that, if you do it right, history can be more interesting than fiction.

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HiCracked t1_je8vgvw wrote

Manchester by the sea in general is just a fantastic movie, but yeah Casey is absolutely phenomenal in it, the Oscar award was totally deserved.

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Smthincleverer t1_je8w6l9 wrote

Replying to HopeDeferred (#2,475,701)

Nobody claimed sexual abuse from Casey Affleck. Don’t normalize making shit up.

Harassment is a far cry from sexual abuse. Is the same difference between calling a person a name and punching them.

Also, other cast and crew members defend him. So, the jury is out, and likely will always be.

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EverettDonovan t1_je8wo0y wrote

Replying to candornotsmoke (#2,475,821)

You can criticize an actor as a person and still praise their performance.

It would be silly not to think that Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Luc Besson are, or at least were incredibly great filmmakers, all that whilst not excluding the fact that they're rapist and molesters.

They are not mutually exclusive.

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Jeffre33 t1_je8x888 wrote

One of the most underrated parts of his performance is how likable and fun he is before the tragedy

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HopeDeferred t1_je8xehs wrote

Replying to Smthincleverer (#2,476,700)

White's original allegations included claims that Affleck hired transvestite prostitutes "for his personal gratification" during filming, referred to women as "cows", manhandled her when she rejected his sexual advances and instructed a camera operator to flash his genitals at her on several occasions. Gorka claimed she was subjected to a "near daily barrage of sexual comments, innuendo and unwelcome advances" by crew members, encouraged by Affleck.

Source:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/15/casey-affleck-settles-harassment-lawsuits

While you’re technically correct that I didn’t know the apparent legal differences between abuse, assault, and harassment, my point stands.

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HopeDeferred t1_je8xexs wrote

Replying to Smthincleverer (#2,476,700)

“White's original allegations included claims that Affleck hired transvestite prostitutes "for his personal gratification" during filming, referred to women as "cows", manhandled her when she rejected his sexual advances and instructed a camera operator to flash his genitals at her on several occasions. Gorka claimed she was subjected to a "near daily barrage of sexual comments, innuendo and unwelcome advances" by crew members, encouraged by Affleck.”

Source:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/15/casey-affleck-settles-harassment-lawsuits

While you’re technically correct that I didn’t know the apparent legal differences between abuse, assault, and harassment, my point stands.

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MovieGuyMike t1_je8zbe6 wrote

Replying to HopeDeferred (#2,475,319)

I think it’s fair to say the allegations tanked his career, based on a quick look at his credits from the last 5 years. A movie like Manchester, which won him the Oscar, would normally launch an actor’s career into the stratosphere. He’s still working on indie projects but the allegations seem to have halted the upward trajectory he had in 2016.

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perro_abandonado t1_je8zp4d wrote

Replying to plopsaland (#2,477,217)

I’ve probs watched it once a year the past four years lol. I’m a depressive ass though so I relate I watch loads of stuff on that spectrum. The only movie I’ve ever watched that I have no desire to watch again cos it destroyed me is dancer in the dark.

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grimreap13 t1_je95phy wrote

This movie stands in a league of its own, can anyone recommend some movies which match the tone or vibe that this movie has?

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