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Will some one please give Jeff Bridges his Oscar now?

By Dan Hull

For his performance in Crazy Heart--and because he has worked his ass off over the years to be excellent again and again. A reserved and genuinely classy human and family man in real life, Bridges is an artist's artist. He's been a rangy and compelling actor since The Last Picture Show. Critics have liked him since 1971--but over the years no one could figure out why he wasn't opening movies. We'd wager that things in his world are about to change.

In Crazy Heart, Bridges plays "Bad" Blake, an eccentric but truly authentic bad-ass cowboy Alpha male who finally grows up--but at a huge price. The movie tells a fine and believable story. Bridge's character, like his acting career, is a study in grit, growth, and great victories in later life. At 60, Bridges is famous and respected but now may start being a serious commercial player. The Dude's ship just came in. We may have to call him "His Jeffness".

Full post as published by What About Clients? on March 07, 2010 (boomark / email).