Not that Jennifer would ever completely be able to be ugly. But this is the closest she's gone in that direction. And I don't even think she was glimpsing at an Academy Award, although with a script and a character like this, even if you don't think about it, people will tell you about it. And her performance in this is exceptional.
At times you almost feel her pain. And while she is the star and everyone was talking about or is talking about, when discussing the movie, there are other good people involved in this too. Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, William H. Macy and so forth. As good as this is though, it doesn't reach "Still Alice" heights. There's not much to compare with those movies, other than a female lead character who's going through a tough time, but people like to compare (me too). I do hope you can watch this by itself, without having that in the back of your mind though
At times you almost feel her pain. And while she is the star and everyone was talking about or is talking about, when discussing the movie, there are other good people involved in this too. Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, William H. Macy and so forth. As good as this is though, it doesn't reach "Still Alice" heights. There's not much to compare with those movies, other than a female lead character who's going through a tough time, but people like to compare (me too). I do hope you can watch this by itself, without having that in the back of your mind though