If there’s one individual we are able to at all times depend on for a brutally sincere opinion, it’s Brian Cox.
Going full Logan Roy, the actor described the efficiency as “really horrible,” saying throughout a dialog on the British Library in London over the weekend that he would’ve executed a much better job himself.
“It truly is appalling,” he mentioned of the Oscar winner’s efficiency, as reported by The Normal. “I don’t know what he was pondering… I’d have performed it lots higher than Joaquin Phoenix, I inform you that.”
As you may bear in mind, Napoleon massively divided critics following its launch in November final yr, and Joaquin’s efficiency was on the middle of combined critiques — with some describing him as “magnificent,” whereas others branded his portrayal as “oddly anti-charismatic.”
Nevertheless, away from the appearing, one of many foremost criticisms of the film was its questionable historic accuracy, with French historians saying that the “lackluster” movie was “like spitting within the face of French folks.”
And whereas the movie’s director responded to backlash over perceived inaccuracies by telling historians to “get a life,” it looks like Brian is siding with the critics.
“You possibly can say it’s good drama. No – it’s lies,” he mentioned in his latest interview, through which he additionally slammed Mel Gibson’s Oscar-winning Braveheart, calling it “a load of nonsense.”
If something about Brian, you’ll know his frankness is hardly something new. Nevertheless, that hasn’t stopped followers from reacting to his scathing assessment of Joaquin’s efficiency — with many questioning if he’s nonetheless in character as Logan Roy.
As referred to within the commentary, Brian’s most notable criticisms up to now have been directed at his Succession costar, Jeremy Robust, who performed his onscreen son, Kendall Roy, in 4 seasons of the award-winning drama.
On a number of events, Brian has critizied Jeremy’s “fucking annoying” methodology appearing strategies, as soon as telling The New Yorker: “It’s a very American illness… I simply really feel that he simply needs to be kinder to himself, and due to this fact needs to be a bit kinder to all people else.”
For what it’s price, Jeremy didn’t appear to take the feedback to coronary heart. As a substitute, he brushed it off and instructed GQ that Brian had “earned the proper to say regardless of the fuck he needs” — whether or not Joaquin can have the identical response stays to be seen.