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There were her performances inEnchantedandThe FighterandDoubtandThe Master.
But absolutely not like this.
Adams winning an Oscar for her work inHillbilly Elegywould be worse than her never wining an Oscar at all.
But my particular beef isnt with the (many) mistakes director Ron Howard made while adapting J.D.
Vances autobiography about going from the Rust Belt to Yale Law School and back again.
This is about Amy Adamss performance as the protagonists well-intentioned but drug-addicted mother, Bev Vance.
But its not the sheer amount of capital-A Acting that Adams doles out inHillbilly Elegythats the problem.
Rather, its the lack of something,anything, that youd associate with the prototypical Amy Adams performance.
You could see them coming from a mile away.
goes to great lengths to get her admitted.
Like she was a goddamn saint?
Louise Banks inArrival, quietly grieving and searching for connection.
Adams was grounded, subtle, surprising.
Her banal and cliche performance as Bev Vance inHillbilly Elegyis the antithesis of her best work.
To any AMPAS cardholders reading this, I beseech thee: Dont vote for Amy Adams.
This is not herLeonardo DiCaprio inThe Revenantmoment.
This is not herJulianne Moore inStill Alicemoment.This is not herCharlize Theron transforms into Aileen Wuornos forMonstermoment.
It is not her turn.
It is not her time.
And to the Adams-hive, our day will come!
Hey, if the Academy wants to give it to Glenn, by all means go ahead.
I dont have a dog in that fight.
