Matthew Goode On 'Leap Year': 'Was it a bad job? Yes, it was'
'I just know that there are a lot of people who will say it is the worst film of 2010.'
The following quote comes from the London Telegraph from which I could have made the headline "Matthew Goode auditioned for The Hobbit," but instead his comments on the incredibly loathsome Leap Year are far more interesting:
"It's turgid. I just know that there are a lot of people who will say it is the worst film of 2010. [The location] was the main reason I took it – so that I could come home at the weekends. It wasn't because of the script, trust me. I was told it was going to be like The Quiet Man with a Vaughan Williams soundtrack, but in the end it turned out to have pop music all over it. … Was it a bad job? Yes, it was. But, you know, I had a nice time and I got paid."
Yes Matthew, the film is turgid. It was a bad job. Will it be the worst of 2010? I can say it is the worst I've seen so far (perhaps only a notch below Valentine's Day).
My question, though, is whether or not actors owe the audience anything?
Matthew Goode was spectacular in A Single Man. Amy Adams has done terrific work in films such as Sunshine Cleaning, Doubt and Enchanted. Such quality would lead audience members to assume they wouldn't choose a "turgid" or "bad" film only in an effort to get paid, but who among us hasn't taken a bad job because we needed to make sure we have food on the table? The only difference, of course, is when most people take a bad job there isn't a multi-million dollar marketing campaign trying to convince us otherwise. Had Goode said these things about Leap Year during the promotion I could certainly fault him even less, but I'm sure the studio wouldn't have appreciated it much.
The "Telegraph" article references Goode's 10-month-old daughter. Can we really blame him for taking a film that allowed him to stay close to home and make a little money on the side? It certainly doesn't make the film any better, but it does put an interesting slant on the choices actors make.
Thanks to The Vulture for the heads up.
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As amusing as these comments are, I wonder if he'd have said anything like this if the movie was a huge hit. For example, would any of the Valentine's Day actors confess the movie is awful? I don't think so – if it makes tons of money, you should be thankful, right? What Matthew Goode did was, as we call it in Brazil, "to kick a dead dog".
Yeah, I find it such a cop out when actors bash their own movies when they don't do well financially.
I agree with Adriano, this guy wouldn't have said a word if it turned out to be a sleeper hit.
I don't have a problem that he chose a movie that let him spend time with his family and gets him a paycheck, just don't bash it after to try and agree with those who didn't love the movie. Very cowardly.
funny how these commnents always seem to surface AFTER the films release and after it has already bombed on the box office..
Can't blame him at all. Actors can play in whatever they want just like anyone else can work wherever they want. No big deal to this movie fan.
you really cant bash your own movie before it comes out, your under contract and well hope its sucsessful, even michael bay said transformers 2 wasnt as good as 1, these are artists and tend to be honest, and its humbling when they are
The movie isn't even out yet in the UK and he is defaming it to the British press. What balls.
Sorry Matt, really liked the movie, is a nice movie and a nice story, love the location were it was filmed…The actors were perfect!
I actually loved the movie. Loved the acting. Loved the scenery. Would love to visit there. I also got it on blueray and watch it over and over.
I also loved your movie, Your expressions and Irish charm was fascinating to me. I also watch it over and over.
Loved the movie! The scenery, the love connection, the comedy!