People either know Olivia Wilde for a few very notable roles in movies that weren’t all that great or were kind of memorable, or for movies and shows that actually made her career and somehow aren’t thought of except by those that have really followed her for a long time, perhaps since the O.C. Whichever it might be she’s made her way up the ladder of success since she’s been in show business and has gone on to direct at this time and yet still acts as well. She’s been someone that’s a kind of nice surprise to see and who seems to act a lot older than she is since at this time she’s only in her 30s. It’s easy to say that she doesn’t look older, she simply has a kind of aura and personality that makes her seem quite a bit older than she really is. As her career continues along one can only hope that she’ll continue to do well.
Here are her five best movies.
5. The Words
Stephen Holden of The New York Times is correct in saying that this movie doesn’t bear any closer scrutiny, but the reason I repeat this is that in order to do that one, especially any writer, must take a good, hard look at what they’ve done in their life and wonder if all of it or any of it was inspired or somehow allowed to be penned thanks to the work of another. Being inspired to write is one thing, but trying to pawn off a story as Rory did as your own is still considered one of the lowest forms of writing around. If you can write and know that you have the talent then by all means do so and continue the Story. If not, then it might be best to dream and move on.
4. The Change-Up
This is definitely a guy movie since no matter what women say they might wish they have each other’s lives but guys tend to mean this on a very visceral and sometimes fantastical level. A lot of us remember being single for good or worse but when it comes to going back there after marriage it becomes foreign territory once again as is noticed in this movie. When two best friends unwittingly switch bodies they get a chance to experience what the other’s life is like and as a result get a very different idea of what they go through on a day to day basis. It’s a bit disturbing at times but insanely funny all the other times.
3. The Lazarus Effect
Nick Romano of CinemaBlend might not have been watching this movie like a viewer and instead decided to go the critic route since he dices it up without much compassion. But that being said The Lazarus Effect could have used a little more in-depth explanation of just what had come back when Wilde’s character died and was resurrected, and of course what else was going to happen when the credits started to roll. Some folks just don’t like seeing the antagonist win at the end while others don’t seem to like the fact that the movie is only going to give you so much and then allow your imagination to fill in the blanks.
2. Alpha Dog
Manohla Dargis of The New York Times and a few others might have had plenty of things to say about this movie since it was based on real events and it did get kind of out there at times. It was a compelling story however since it had plenty in the way of drama and even had a decent amount of action to break up the monotony here and there. One thing about it however is that it’s hard for some folks to believe that these kind of people actually exist in the world, but the truth of it lies within the newscasts and true stories that are used to inspire movies such as this. It’s a crazy world we live in.
1. Rush
A lot of this movie is about keeping the competitive edge that comes from having nothing to lose and everything to prove. The real-life story of the two main competitors, Hunt and Lauda, is something that has helped put this movie into focus in a big way since both men seemed, in the movie, to find that their racing suffered when they became attached and fell into the rhythm of being married men. When Hunt was divorced he found that being single again and able to do as he pleased returned that edge to him, while Lauda came to realize that no matter what happened in his life his edge never truly dulled, and he continued to be as competitive as ever.
It’s a big hope that Wilde will be as successful as a director as she has been as an actress.
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