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Chloe Sevigny

 
 
sandro.
15:29 / 20.03.07
I (re)saw American Psycho the other day and forgot Chloe Sevigny was in it until she suddenly appeared and got me thinking. I used to have the hugest of fanboy crushes on her (not to forget her film choices go a long way towards building up her credibility) until I realised she is in fact as expressionless as the back of my hand. Token American indie actress of choice? Where's the appeal anymore? Am I alone in this?
 
 
D Terminator XXXIII
16:09 / 20.03.07
Sooo. Would you claim that she offers the same interchangeable perfomance innn, let me check, Zodiac, Demonlover and Dogville/Manderlay?
 
 
lord henry strikes back
18:36 / 21.03.07
A quick IMBD reference tells me that I've seen Chloe Sevigny in four films (Last Days of Disc/American Psycho/Party Monster/Dogville) and she's never really jumped off the screen at me (hence the need to check). I'm not saying shes bad, part of being an actor is not sticking out like a sore thumb, and maybe it's the roles I've seen here in, but she does seem to lack the wow factor.

More tellingly (for me at least) is that I play 'who would you cast...' with a few of my friends. Basically, take a book, TV show, old film, and think 'if we could make a film of this now who would be the dream cast?' The big repsec' comes from naming people who are a) obscure/cool and b) perfect for the part. Somehow Chloe Sevigny's name has never come up.
 
 
matthew.
18:54 / 21.03.07
Of all the actresses in the world, I fail to see why Chloe Sevigny merits an entire thread. Perhaps a mention in the barren Zodiac thread would have been more appropriate. A small shout-out for a small screen presence.