The
Master 2012
- Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Seen by this director: There Will Be Blood, Punch-Drunk Love
- Based on the book: no
- Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Jesse Plemons, with small roles played by Rami Malek, Lena Endre and Laura Dern.
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Joaquin Phoenix
– Joker, Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far on
Foot, Two Lovers, Reservation Road, Walk the Line, Hotel Rwanda, Gladiator,
- Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Hunger Games etc,
God’s Pocket, The Invention of Lying, The Boat that Rocked, Cold Mountain,
Punch-Drunk Love, Almost Famous, Happiness, The Big Lebowski, Twister
- Amy Adams – Arrival, American Hustle, Man of Steel, Sunshine Cleaning
- Jesse
Plemons – Judas and the Black Messiah,
Paul
- Why? The cast.
- 14 December 2022.
Freddie
Quell (Phoenix) suffers from war trauma after WWII in the form of erratic and
violent behaviour, alcoholism and a pitiful addiction to sex. Then he
encounters the Master (Hoffman) and his fanatic wife Peggy (Adams) who run a
Scientology-like sect.
The acting is so good – all three were nominated for Oscars – that it’s easy to think the film is good too. Mostly it’s puzzling and unpleasant. But interesting.
3 ½ * of 5
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