Depp's Oscar In Neverland? Never.

Will Johnny Depp get his Oscar? Not unless he changes a few things, according to David Thompson:

Depp turned 41 this year, and I suppose that for a long time he has seemed a little too young to be taken seriously, or is it that he handles himself with such lightness that he does not make his own acting job seem hard enough for an Oscar? This is not facetious. Last year, Sean Penn in Mystic River (and 21 Grams) demonstrated the virtues of making acting seem like an immense travail, like passing a very large kidney stone and doing something you really don't want to do. Ever since Marlon Brando, a school of actors have let their own stunned exhaustion, and their tears, speak for quality. I don't always buy it (I think Penn can be a self-regarding ham), but if I were advising Depp on getting his Oscar I'd have to say, make it seem like hard work. (This has also become a basic part of George W Bush's presidential campaign.)

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