What my friends and I figured out is that the name Meryl Streep isn't really synonymous with one truly unforgettable film. It's weird to think about, but it's undeniably true.
Go ahead, try and name a classic movie I've starred in. Not a classic character I've portrayed, mind you, but an overall amazing piece of cinema. You can't. You just can't.
It's no masterpiece but I do recall Silkwood fondly (and I must confess that Death Becomes Her is a guilty pleasure).
These are early, smaller roles, but:
ReplyDeleteKramer vs. Kramer--an undeniably great film.
Manhattan--maybe it doesn't qualify, it was such a small part...
I'm in the minority on ADAPTATION, but I unashamedly think it's a major film, and one Streep contributed to indelibly.
ReplyDeleteI second Manhattan (though I saw it again recently and it's aged very badly). Streep has a supporting role in it, but Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter is a a major film.
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