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Thinking about Charlize Theron this morning, probably because I've got Til Tuesday's "Voice Carry" running in my head, which led me to think of Atomic Blonde.
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I remember Bill Maher griping about her acting choices around the time of Monster and North Country. Being the obnoxious chauvinist pig he is, it boiled down to "why doesn't she pick roles that remind us she's hot?"
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Well, think I can answer that. Theron understood that talent has a longer shelf life than good looks ever do. As such, she took a De Niro approach to roles, putting herself in films that would challenge her and to hell with looking good.
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The makeup-less face in Monster, the shaved head in Fury Road, the brutal beatdown and bruising in Atomic Blonde...this is an actress totally uninterested in glamor, even if some roles like Snow White And The Huntsman brought it up.
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She is badass. I love everything about her. Shaved head, dark, unforgiving and brutal beatdowner in "The Old Guard" was an amazing role for her too.
11:00 AM - Mar 20, 2024 (Edited)
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Ah, thank you for the reminder about Old Guard! Feels like someone who never really got her due, doesn't she?
11:20 AM - Mar 20, 2024
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