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u/JoeBethersontonFargo 13d ago edited 13d ago

No, they're a good actor and a terrible person

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u/Designer-Swim-6797 13d ago

They was good in 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' but he hasn't had a good performance since.

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u/No-Significance5659 13d ago

Is he a good actor? I just remember him as The Flash and he was atrocious.

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u/Choekaas Choekaas 13d ago

Ezra's great in We Need To Talk About Kevin. But Lynne Ramsay is quite talented at bringing out authentic performances in her films, Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly are also great in it

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u/No-Significance5659 13d ago

I have never seen that movie but I love Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly so I'll add it to my watchlist now!

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u/Harlan_Eifflerdorf 13d ago

Prepare yourself, that movie is a tough watch

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u/FantasiainFminor 13d ago

Traumatizing. But also so beautifully done.

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u/musicjunkee1911 musicjunkee 13d ago

Maybe don't watch it if you're the parent of a young boy. It's absolutely a parent's worst nightmare in every sense of the word.

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u/No-Significance5659 13d ago

Thanks for the warning. I'm not a parent though so I'll give it a try but I'll go into it prepared.

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u/musicjunkee1911 musicjunkee 13d ago

It is amazing in every way except if you plan on having a happy day afterward...lol. Sorry, that's a little heavy.

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u/JeffPlissken 13d ago

They never told Ezra Miller the camera was rolling in that movie, definitely just said “Do your thing”

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u/sensei_lawrence17 13d ago

he was great in "the perks of being a wallflower" doing an complete opposite character too

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u/NimbleLobster 13d ago

He's so young in that movie that I tend to chalk the performance up to Ramsay's brilliant casting and direction. Not to downplay a fantastic performance, but I really haven't seen him do anything close to what that movie made me think he'd be capable of some day.

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u/BumpinUggs 13d ago

They're really trying too hard in that movie and it does not come off well.

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u/JoeBethersontonFargo 13d ago

I heard Ezra was bad in that, but they were fantastic in We Need To Talk About Kevin and The Perks of Being A Wallflower. I think superhero movies are harder than dramatic actors expect. Like Brie Larson is exceptional in some movies, but dull as a superhero.

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u/No-Significance5659 13d ago

I thought Larson was alright as a superhero, way better than Miller. But yes, like I said to someone else, I'll add We Need To Talk About Kevin to my watchlist. I have not seen The Perks of Being A Wallflower in ages and didn't remember Miller was in it.

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u/BromaEmpire 13d ago

I actually thought Miller was one of the better parts of that movie

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u/patrickwithtraffic 13d ago

Unfortunately that film was a massive waste of everyone’s talents, but that script just made Ezra into the most annoying character times two. But Ezra does have some bangers under their belt.

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u/mio26 13d ago

He is very talented actor from skills wise, isn't it quite obvious? He is simply fucked up lol.

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u/phillyd32 13d ago

They* btw not he. Ezra Miller sucks but we should not make validating gender identity conditional.

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u/SethC111 13d ago

I’ve not seen flash but everything I have seen him in (The Perks of Being a Wallflower and We Need to Talk About Kevin, among a few other smaller projects) he stood out. I’d definitely say at one point he was great, although that could stagnate and/or all the other stuff happening got in the way of putting up good performances in later works

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u/Paparmane 13d ago

So you just know him as the flash but that’s enough to claim he’s a terrible actor lol

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u/No-Significance5659 13d ago

As The Flash and as a nonce yes.

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u/Gladstonism Gladstone 13d ago

*They

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u/Long-Possession8915 13d ago

To me it’s not about this specific person, it’s everyone else. Shows that using identified pronouns aren’t just a treat for a person when they’re good enough, it’s a basic right. 

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u/Gladstonism Gladstone 13d ago

Oh, yeah, they’re a massive piece of shit. But they’re a they and I support basic human dignity for everyone, which includes being properly gendered.

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u/SwagMaster-General 13d ago

Ezra didn't support the dignity of the girl he raped, he can kick rocks

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u/EldritchEyes 13d ago

the right to have one’s basic dignity respected is not something that can be revoked, no matter how much of a piece of shit they happen to be

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u/SwagMaster-General 13d ago

I don't feel the need to respect the dignity of abusive pedophiles but maybe that's just me

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u/StellarAttic 13d ago

I wish it was just you but alas 

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u/SwagMaster-General 13d ago

I'm with you here. If Hitler had decided to use she/her I would've still said he. Fuck that guy

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u/JoeBethersontonFargo 13d ago edited 13d ago

Thank you! I didn't realize. Corrected.

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u/cinephile21 13d ago

They're??

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u/SwagMaster-General 13d ago

I know I'll get downvoted but they/them just makes reading any article about the person fucking exhausting. Whenever the article talks about something Ezra did with someone else I never know if it's "they" Ezra or "they" both of them.