It’s interesting to see actors in roles that are unexpected, nice to know they’re not typecast like others.

You know when you’re watching a movie and an actor you like plays a bad guy or just a role you’re not used to, makes you feel weird, uncomfortable even. Then it’s entertaining to see an actor in a role that is so far from what you’re used to, possibly as a favorite character.

Tonight I am watching Little Voice. Is about a painfully shy girl who can imitate almost any singer. A few of the actors you might recognize playing total opposites…

Jane Horrick plays LV, stands for little voice and that’s her name. She doesn’t go out, talk to people, just sits in her room with her records, favorites of her late father’s. The only way she can sing in public is to picture her father, who appears in black and white, right out of the photo she has on her wall. She channels all the classic greats; Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Edith Piaf, Judy Holliday, makes me want to sing.

Michael Caine, he plays a quasi sleazy, well more than sleazy, talent agent, thick cockney accent, gold chains and gold pants! not the polished and refined sort we see in most films. He uses her mom to get to her, he’s s boozer, gambler and not the most upstanding citizen, let’s say.

Brenda Blethyn was great as her trash talking mom who is slight on the floozie side, well, not slightly, way more than that. My favorite role that she’s been in is Mrs. Bennett in Pride and Prejudice, the Keira Knightly version.

Ewan McGregor is playing the very shy telephone installer (dated, huh?) who is into pigeons and sweet on LV, they just look at the ground when they talk or don’t talk to each other. It’s sweet and sad all at the same time.

Jim Broadbent plays the club owner, Mr Boo. Long hair, if he had more hair in front, it would be a mullet! He’s quiet and soft spoken and not very funny, not much else I can say about his character.

How to end this blog? Not a clue, just thought I’d share.