Ryan Gosling

[Jeffbiscuits]

Reading the Evolution of Ryan Gosling feature on the main website, I realised that I've never actually seen any of his films. This is through no fault of my own or choice, just haven't seen any. Any recommendations? Is he that good?

[Click here to link to "The Evolution Of Ryan Gosling" feature].

And what the hell is a Carey Mulligan?

[Kiba.]

I've seen him in Half Nelson, Lars and the Real Girl and (on recommendation by Mike an old forum member) The Believer. I hated him in Half Nelson and found the film highly overrated, for a while that put me off him as an actor. I've revised my opinion of him after seeing the other two films and think he is a fine talent, capable of subtle performance: Lars, and intense: The Believer.

I would now rather watch Gosling in a film rather than Edward Norton who I used to like but hasn't been in anything good for a long time that I'm aware of. Any of the titles I've mentioned are recommended to check out Gosling's performance.

[Zippykins1]

I've seen Murder By Numbers, The Notebook, and Half Nelson. I think I've seen Fracture, but the fact that I really can't remember means I probably wouldn't reccommend it!

Like Kiba, I found Half Nelson rather overrated, so my favourite of those is probably The Notebook. Hmm. I think hes a pretty decent. likeable actor though.

Really want to see Blue Valentine but its not on at my Cineworld and I'm seriously skint so can't stump up for a ticket to another cinema to see it.

[Jeffbiscuits]

Just watched The Believer. Gosling is good in it. Intense and volatile throughout but when the film calls for it he brilliantly handles playing fear and vulnerability. Quite impressed.

[Jonesy]

Yeah, it's a cracker of a performance in The Believer. Like Kiba and Zippy I did not like Half Nelson. Bloody dreadful film, with a very mis-judged performance.

[Jeffbiscuits]

I'd never even heard of The Believer until a couple of weeks ago. It's a good film and a really entertaining performance. I didn't understand Kiba's comparison of Gosling to Edward Norton at first but watching this I was measuring it against American History X. But for Gosling to make me pity and even relate to such a hateful, aggressive character is a sign of a good performance. I'll definitely keep an eye out for Lars and the Real Girl on tv or cheap DVD after this.