Beauty vs Beast: Video Nasties
Monday, September 17, 2018 at 3:52PM Hey everybody it's Jason from MNPP here poking my head out from in between NYFF screenings to entertain us with this week's "Beauty vs Beast" real quick - this weekend Jacques Audiard's The Sisters Brothers is hitting theaters, but as I am sure you are each and all aware it's not the first time we have been gifted the sight of Jake Gyllenhaal & Riz Ahmed on-screen together. Nope four years ago they gave us the wonder that was Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler, in which the self-determined (ha, understatement) Lou Bloom (Gyllenhaal) took the slightly less determined Rick (Ahmed) under his wing. And what a scratchy wing that was.
PREVIOUSLY Although her fate was a downer in Crouching Tiger we can now these many years later finally give a round of applause to Michelle Yeoh's character of Yu Shu Lien, who roundly trounced Zhang Ziyi's Jen Yu, taking 73% of your vote. I'm sure it's little comfort given what she lost, but hey, whatcha gonna do. Said Ani di:
"Not fair, this is like a gay sophie's choice. Torture."
Reader Comments (9)
Is it bad that I voted for Rick based solely on looks? Jake is sexy, but damn, Riz kills me.
Riz all the way.
since Prisoners my vote never goes to Jake. Stop the constant tics and just be still and relax again on screen!!!!
Rick's just a nice cute guy who doesn't even know he's in over his head and Jake's a mean ol' lizard. Easy call.
Riz is a lot hotter than Jake. It has to be said!
I HATED it back then when many critics/audience called Lou an anti hero when he was a straight up villain. I guess that's why things won't change in a long time if we keep encouraging this weird compassion towards very disturbed unredeemable white people. Also, I strongly dislike this Gyllenhaal performance. He should be terrifying yet he's just very annoying and tries too hard: I haven't forgotten to this day when Rene Russo's character mentions blood - I think - and he reacts with his eyes getting wide open, LMFAO.
I hate to vote against my beloved Jake. But...Riz.
Riz definitely. Jake has his moments, but he’s not as naturalistic as his sister. He sort of reminds me of Keira Knightley. Talented, but tries too hard. In the words of Katharine Hepburn “tick, tick, tick”
I'm drowning in a sea of love for Riz Ahmed.
Those beautiful eyes! He just does something to me.