...for maturing so fast in your career. Faster than Paul Thomas Anderson, that's for sure. With each film, that trademark, annoying, indie-hipster vibe backs off a little bit more, and the emotionally-ripe meat flows in. I still think you can't direct worth shit (you and that Chris Nolan guy), but you can tell a story, and write dialogue when it matters most.
And not only that, but you've got, no doubt, the best performance out of George Clooney ever. You got a performance out of George Clooney period. Easily his best since Three Kings and even better. I think he should take home the fucking award. It's a genuine, fully-fledged performance that carries a whole lot of weight, rising above the 'effective Clooney' and into something we've never really seen before...
Many questioned when Vera Farminga was cast in The Departed, and at the time she did feel a little out of place with all that * power around her, but she's proven herself to be one helluva contender, putting many of her contemporaries to shame. Go Vera.
And man, Anna Kendrick...halfway through I thought she had stole the movie. And if it wasn't for the damn good ending(s), she would've. The other supporters...J.K. Simmons, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Morton (though, I must note, sleazy Bateman and wise Sam Elliott have been done before), and the real American people, goddammit, how'd you do it? I don't even want to know...
So, in sum, Mr. Reitman, I doubt we'd ever get along, see eye-to-eye on movies or even share an effective, casual joke, but man, whoever compared you to Billy Wilder was right, for now. You've captured a zeitgeist and ran with it, having fun (a lil' bit of wit) but staying tough just as expertly as the man himself. You're now officially on that path. Don't mess it up.
~ Patrick Fryberger
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