![]() There, at the center of the room, is Tom Clancy, who bloviates, “’Writer’s block’ is a term invented by the writing community to justify their laziness. That it does so from a uniquely female perspective is a bonus at this particular moment.Ĭonsider the scene early on when Lee crashes a party at her agent’s fancy New York apartment. But, of course (and this is why critics love watching cut-ups reveal their more introspective side), it’s the human side of the character that makes this McCarthy’s best performance to date, revealing haunting insights into friendship, loneliness, and creative insecurity. Still, that shouldn’t stop her from branching out, and it’s our gain that she does in “ Can You Ever Forgive Me?” an unexpectedly profound, incredibly true dramedy in which she plays Lee Israel, a miserable Manhattan author who resorted to forging letters by famous writers in order to pay the bills - and found the basis for her most successful book in the process.ĭowdy, half-soused, and frowning for nearly the entire running time, McCarthy earns nearly as many laughs playing this curmudgeonly cat lady as she does in her more irrepressible comedic parts. ![]() ![]() For a comedian like Adam Sandler or Jim Carrey, it takes “serious” roles to get respect, but not so Melissa McCarthy, who earned an Oscar nomination for her breakout performance in “Bridesmaids” and has been a critical darling ever since. ![]()
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