Up to now, "Eddington" is one of the films that has been released and has received international media attention.
The work by director Ari Aster features Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone. The Gold Derby predicts that "Eddington" could be the ticket to Ari Aster's first Oscar nomination in his career.
"Eddington" is set in May 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was complicated, focusing on the confrontation between Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) and Police Chief Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix)
The Mayor had a complicated past with the wife of Police Chief - Louise (Emma Stone). Currently, Louise suffered from dementia and depression. The awkward relationship between the three was also a factor that made their conflict increasingly complicated.
Police Chief Joe is a person who does not like to wear a mask, because he is asthmafied and has difficulty breathing. Meanwhile, the Mayor Ted always wears the N-95 mask and calls on people to comply with epidemic prevention regulations.
Critic Milton Willmore wrote in Vulture: "Eddington is surprisingly sharp with the detailed exploitation of the pandemic-era cultural war, from the "You are being manipulated" sign on Joe's truck to the way people are afraid to argue with each other about infection prevention guidelines."
The first half of "Eddington" is satirical, depicting many problems in society such as the complexity of social networks, scammers from superstitious activities, votes, corruption and power struggle.
However, critics have given mixed reviews about Ari Aster's film. The Guardian rated the film as a 2/5 star, saying that "we still have to wait for Aster to regain his directional form" due to its loose script, fast-paced but messy and tight content.
Meanwhile, Rolling Stone believes that "Eddington" is a horror story with weight, darkness and satire about society. "A metaphorical story of ownership in which all the demons are related to the community".
Screen Daily commented that director Aster has a talent for taking action-adversory scenes.
However, this page reviews Emma Stone's performance as unremarkable. Playing a wife with psychological problems, Emma Stone did not leave much of an impression even though she was a media star for the film.
Emma Stone returned to Cannes but was unlikely to receive an individual nomination.
In 2024, she made a splash with her role in the movie "Poor Things", winning Best Actress at the Oscar.
In 2017, Emma Stone also won Best Actress for her role in "La La Land".
Emma Stone said this was her favorite role of her career. With a dark and psychological role, her miraculous performance brought Emma Stone the acting award at the 2024 Golden Ball, Critics Choice Awards and BAFTA Awards 2024.
Emma Stone was born in 1988. She started her acting career as a child, playing the main role in the play "The Wind in the Willows" in 2000.
She is widely known to the audience through famous works such as "Easy A", "The Amazing Spider- Man", "La La Land"...
