- Renée Zellweger delivers a real performance in the skin of Judy Garland.
- His talent is the main asset of a film that returns to a bad patch at the end of the career of the movie star and the song who died in 1969.
In 1968, a few months before her death, Judy Garland experienced a terrible slump while giving a series of recitals in London. It is the embodiment of the star during these difficult months in Judy by Rupert Goold which have earned Renée Zellweger to obtain Oscar and Golden Globes this year.
"It was hard to play someone who meant so much to me and to millions of people," she told the British press. The reenactment is sometimes slow, but 20 Minutes explains why the actress did not steal her awards.
Renée Zellweger becomes Judy Garland
Oscar voters are fond of biopic especially when they ask for a real metamorphosis work. Charlize Theron in the shoes of the killer Aileen Wuornos for Monster or Forest Whitaker in Idi Amin Dada in The last king of Scotland , Marion Cotillard in Edith Piaf in La Môme can testify.
Again, Renée Zellweger and Judy Garland don't really look alike. Makeup artist Jeremy Woodhead is not solely responsible for his transformation. The actress has been preparing for over a year to acquire the gestures and phrasing of her model. The result is impressive.
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She reveals the two faces of Judy
Judy Garland, star of great musical classics, such as The Wizard of Oz in 1939, Spring Parade in 1948 or A Star was Born in 1954, passes from the film from breathtaking moments of flamboyance to impressive episodes of depression , often alcoholic.
In the end, Renée Zellweger is just as credible dancing with glee in the midst of feathered girls as staggering on stage under the boos of the public.
She sings like Judy
Renée Zellweger had already demonstrated her gifts for the song in Chicago (2002) by Rob Marshall. Here she dares to take up Judy Garland standards like Over the Rainbow or By Myself and she gets away with the honors. As soon as she pushes the song, the former star of the saga Bridget Jones thrills the spectator.
At the end of a few minutes of film, the public completely forgets Renée Zellweger to see only Judy Garland. Knowing even a little about her career is certainly a plus to appreciate Judy . But the performance of Renée Zellweger can also make you want to (re) discover the original.
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