SouthernJet Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 The Phoenix RisesJoaquin Phoenix is great in Two Lovers, so perhaps his rap career is a prank. By Dana StevensPosted Friday, Feb. 13, 2009, at 2:50 PM ET To watch Joaquin Phoenix's cryptic appearance on David Letterman the other night in light of his performance in James Gray's Two Lovers (Magnolia Pictures) is to be doubly puzzled. How could this heavily bearded weirdo, who broke long, uncomfortable silences with only disconnected monosyllabic mumbling and at one point stuck his wad of chewed gum under Letterman's desk, be the same man who has just delivered the performance of his career? There are multiple theories as to what Phoenix's public decompensation is all about. (He announced in October that he was giving up acting for good to pursue a career as a musician and has since had one in which he rapped inaudibly and fell off the stage.) He could be spiraling down into alcohol or drug addiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32green Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 but will (according to theory No. 3) turn out to be the chronicle of an Andy Kaufman-style piece of performance art. I dont see any "performance" in acting stoned, unless the whole thing was designed to hi-light Lettermans skill at ad-libbing insults, which were shown to be quite sharp that night. Kaufman designed and implemented an actual character that he never betrayed, even until death. I'm thinking Casey Aflec is actually filming a nice montage to show this doosh at his intervention so he can see what a drug addled dooshy doosh he is becoming when he is not forced to be sober on set. Sorry for the weird font, I'm in character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I dont see any "performance" in acting stoned, unless the whole thing was designed to hi-light Lettermans skill at ad-libbing insults, which were shown to be quite sharp that night. Kaufman designed and implemented an actual character that he never betrayed, even until death. I'm thinking Casey Aflec is actually filming a nice montage to show this doosh at his intervention so he can see what a drug addled dooshy doosh he is becoming when he is not forced to be sober on set. Sorry for the weird font, I'm in character. After all this latest crap I could care less about Joaquin Phoenix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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