Shy actors, Rickman as a leading man

[kathye_c]

Isn't this funny... I was driving back home from a weekend away, and 
the movie Sense and Sensibility came into my head as I drove;  
thinking about that wonderful movie made me want to see it again.
I come here, and low and behold I find a discussion about Col. 
Brandon...

I thought Alan Rickman was WONDERFUL as the Colonel.  He was every 
inch the leading man, and I really thought Marianne was stupid for 
not giving him the time of day just because of Willoughby.  The scene 
near the end of the film, where's he's reading to Marianne after she 
recovered from her illness was very touching, especially when she 
asks if they will pick it up tomorrow and he says "no for I must 
away" or something like that.

I've seen a couple of his other movies, but he's been mostly the bad 
guy in those -- the original Die Hard, and Quigly down Under.  I 
always thought he was attractive, even if he was the villian.  When I 
heard that Rickman was chosen to play Snape I also thought it was 
very inspired casting.  And he was PERFECT... No one else could 
POSSIBLY play that character.  I am so looking forward to seeing him 
in the next film and those that come after.

Kathy