My Best Performance: Meryl Streep

[Spinal]

I give you an actor.

You tell me which movie contains their best performance. You get one vote.

Discussion might happen.

After a day or so, the votes are counted. I announce the winning performance.

We then move on to somebody else.

Previous decisions:
Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
Kate Winslet - Heavenly Creatures
Toshiro Mifune - Throne of Blood

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MERYL STREEP

What's my best performance?

[Kurosawa Fan]

Adaptation

[Fezzik]

Tough one. I adore her.

But if I had to choose one? Probably Sophie's Choice.

[Grouchy]

Sophie's Choice for me too.

As a colorful note, I remember my mother telling me that she went to see that movie in theaters with her friends thinking it was a romantic comedy.

[MadMan]

I think I haven't seen much of her work, sadly. But I loved her in Adaption. Too bad she started doing Oscar bait movies after that film.

[Skitch]

Fantastic Mr. Fox

[Dukefrukem]

Silkwood

[number8]

Devil Wears Prada.

[Ezee E]

Kramer VS. Kramer.

Sophie's Choice is pretty damned amazing, and perfectly fine if it wins too.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Guess I need to see Sophie's Choice.

[Winston*]

Guess I need to see Sophie's Choice.

I will never see it.

Her performance in Adaptation is pretty great.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I will never see it.


Any particular reason? I'll admit I skipped it because it seemed like melodramatic fluff.

[Winston*]

Any particular reason? I'll admit I skipped it because it seemed like melodramatic fluff.

I have very little patience for Holocaust-themed melodrama at this point.

[Ezee E]

It should be noted that the Holocaust scenes are flashbacks, and the movie takes place in NYC.

[Spinal]

I'm not sure that Sophie's Choice is the movie you think it is.

[Spinal]

I could make a case for Silkwood, The French Lieutenant's Woman or even Angels in America.

But when it comes down to it, I have to concede that Sophie's Choice is the stand-out performance.

[Raiders]

The Manchurian Candidate

A superbly chilling performance. There's a twinkle of glee in her eye that she makes so remarkably menacing. I am a well-known Demme fanboy and LOVE this remake, but Streep in this film is sensational.

[Mysterious Dude]

The Devil Wears Prada seems to stand out in my mind.

Also, Sophie's Choice needed more holocaust.

[MadMan]

The Manchurian Candidate

A superbly chilling performance. There's a twinkle of glee in her eye that she makes so remarkably menacing. I am a well-known Demme fanboy and LOVE this remake, but Streep in this film is sensational.Great choice, and a near great film, too.

[Pop Trash]

The Bridges of Madison County. The script and Eastwood's direction falter with the obnoxious flash forwards but -goddamn- Streep is great.

[number8]

I would have voted for Sophie's Choice if this was My Best Performance: Kevin Kline.

[Spinal]

Next new voter decides. Is it Sophie's Choice or Adaptation? Ideally, you will have seen both.

[Qrazy]

Next new voter decides. Is it Sophie's Choice or Adaptation? Ideally, you will have seen both.

Adaptation.

I haven't seen Sophie's Choice. Suck it Match-cut!