john krasinski did a far better job for his first feature film as actor-turned-director, than bradley cooper did for a star is born. without question. john deserves the award season hype; he created something original, unique and terrifying with his wife and made audiences shut the fuck up and listen, he demanded people sit and pay attention and gave a platform to a deaf actress which made the film even more important. not to mention that he set the stage for emily, whose character kicked-ass, went through hell and kept on going