A couple of weeks ago I blogged asking readers for advice on what movies I should see to prepare myself for the Oscar race. Boy did I choose wrong. After dragging myself through Take Shelter, enjoying Young Adult and hanging in there for the U.S. remake of Dragon Tattoo, I find I have missed most of the movies that got the big Oscar noms. I still haven't seen The Descendants, The Help or The Artist. And Iron Lady only just opened in Cleveland…
But as bad as I feel, I have to feel worse for poor Michael Fassbender who garnered so much 'early buzz' and then completely struck out despite having donned some truly ludicrous costumes in X-Men, taken it all off in Shame and had a contentious affair with a patient in Dangerous Method.
Who else do folks feel bad for this year?
American moviegoers.