With a lot of biopics I see starring a tremendous actor in an Oscar-worthy turn, the performance often trumps the movie around it. Movie stars by their definition get the most screen time and the best lines of dialogue. But when it's a film about a historical figure, with lots of big events and emotions, oftentimes the performer can be so dominant that the story can't get any air. Think Philip Seymour Hoffman in
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
With a lot of biopics I see starring a tremendous actor in an Oscar-worthy turn, the performance often trumps the movie around it. Movie stars by their definition get the most screen time and the best lines of dialogue. But when it's a film about a historical figure, with lots of big events and emotions, oftentimes the performer can be so dominant that the story can't get any air. Think Philip Seymour Hoffman in