Mulligan!

I need a do over. 


A few weeks ago I made some claims about Carey Mulligan when I wrote this blog about the upcoming Great Gatsby movie. I was less than thrilled that she had been chosen for the role of Daisy, because I see Daisy as someone strikingly, almost breathtakingly beautiful in a very conventional plastic kind of way. I think I mentioned January Jones would have been better. 


Then I saw the movie Never Let Me Go. It's a dystopian movie about people who are cloned and born for one reason and one reason only, to serve as organ donors until they die. It's a quiet and devastating movie, but I loved it. Carey Mulligan stars with Andrew Garfield and Kiera Knightly in it. And when I say stars, I mean she is the star. She steals the screen in every scene. 

Windows to the soul.

I need to watch more of her movies, and I want to watch them now that I have seen her in action. She reminds me of Juliette Binoche in the way that she is able to communicate so much with a twitch of her mouth or slight raise of an eyebrow. And I think I understand why she was chosen to play Daisy. Because as shallow as Daisy might appear to be, she is deeply sad. And if there's one thing that Mulligan can portray, it's sadness. 


I pre-judged her, and I'm not afraid to say it. My newfound admiration for her has increased my excitement about Gatsby. I cannot wait.


Now Andrew Garfield on the other hand....I'm not ready to make nice on that one.

Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield

So there was some article the other day about how Andrew decided that Emma was right for him. Um...that's great Andrew but we really wanna know how Emma decided that YOU were right for her.

Please let that be a wig over your gorgeous red hair.

I'm having a hard time embracing this couple. Sure, Andrew is the new Spiderman, but why do we need a new Spiderman already? I mean, is Tobey Maguire even 30 yet? Oh, he's 36? Well, that's depressing. And what has Andrew really even done? The Social Network? Big deal. And sure he's got okay-face, but he's so so skinny. And he has a huge head on that tiny body. Plus does he seem whiny to you? He seems whiny to me.

I think she's looking for someone better.

Meanwhile Emma is adorable. She's smart, her roles are vast and brilliant, and her career is promising. Her SNL appearances have been spot on. And she's adorable. Did I mention that? I mean, I want her a hundred miles away from Jim Carrey and his weird obsession with her. But it would be nice to see her with someone like...Chace Crawford or Josh Hartnett (he's still alive, right?)

I'm just not sure I can get on board with this. 

What do you think? Can you convince me?