Honestly, there’s a couple of head-scratchers on the list with another couple of obvious ones.
Inception by Christopher Nolan – Head-scratcher case-in-point. I loved the film. Loved nearly everything about it – the visuals, the music, the action, the directing, Joseph Gordon Levitt, etc. – but it really wasn’t a good script. Actually, it gives you a headache to read. Also, while the visuals of the film help wash the exposition down, when it comes to the script you’re left to choke down paragraph after paragraph. I’m pretty sure this was nominated because people liked the movie and not because it was once of the five best screenplays.
127 Hours by Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle – Head-scratcher number two. This is, again, a film that plays well on screen, but not on paper. I mean, it’s a guy, all alone, stuck against a rock. That isn’t a recipe for a fun read. I think the people that nominated it because some Slumdog Millionare love got slopped onto it because of the Danny Boyle connection.
The King’s Speech by David Siedler – Awesome script and totally deserving. It’s tough to pull off a great read when the setting is stuffy early 1900′s England, but it was a success. I give this a puncher’s chance of winning.
The Kids Are All Right by Lisa Cholodenko – Awesome script. Wonderful characters, warm tone, life affirming story, every good thing you want to see in a script. Big underdog, but maybe it could pull an upset.
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Honestly, there’s a couple of head-scratchers on the list with another couple of obvious ones.
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