Emily Blunt Essay

If ever there was film that epitomized rising talent’s ability to vastly improve mediocre material it’s this one. Emily Blunt is quickly becoming one of my favorite actresses working today, she magnificently embodies everything I believe a great actress should. Her comfort zone regarding roles in virtually non-existent, she’s willing to commit whole-heartedly to every role she gets, and her versatility and range allows both of the previous assets to work as remarkably well as they do. ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ was her way of proving to the world that she is a bonafide bad-ass, however, you kool kats already knew she could hold her own in action roles long before due to films like ‘Looper’ and ‘The Adjustment Bureau’, and this film is simply another notch under her already uber-impressive belt.
Blunt is amazing in this film, and keeping in line with her previous …show more content…
Though it’s not a specifically bad script, it’s on the cusp in many areas. There’s a great deal of this film that’s near misses, the film doesn’t quite go where it should and it hurts the film in the long-run. Taylor Sheridan pens the script here, and he wrote a conventional drug thriller that really doesn’t bring anything new or different to the table. He nearly creates an incredible film, but sadly falls just shy of that mark. What elevates the material here is the talent bringing it to life. Without Emily Blunt’s fantastic performance, this versatile character isn’t all that interesting or important to the story. Without Josh Brolin’s dead-pan delivery and subtle humor, his character is a self-righteous douchebag who enjoys his job way too much. Without Benicio del Toro’s haunting performance, his character is a sleazy hitman who is clearly in the game to inflict harm upon others. Without Dennis Villenueve’s gorgeous partnership with Roger Deakins, this is an orthodox little drug film that’s no different from the countless other films in the same