[HPFGU-Movie] SPOILER; CoS review, the good and the bad

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This is Richelle's response to my post yesterday.

Me:-
>> I don't really agree about DR's acting; I think that he has it in him, but
>> I also think that Columbus doesn't manage to bring it out. I noticed in
>> PS/SS that it's always worth watching DR's eyes;
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Richelle:-
>Strongly agreed there.  Daniel's eyes are incredibly expressive.
>Incredibly.  He most definitely has it in him, in fact, have you seen the
>David Copperfield he did pre-HP?  He was very convincing, heart wrenching
>and everything.

Yes, I have it on video. It's surprising to what extent DR's eyes really
dominate his face, so, as I have just said to Richard, it's a pity that
they are hidden by the HP glasses; the props become a handicap to the
acting.

(snip)
Me again:-
>> he manages to convey
>> emotion very well with them, but his body-language is not as eloquent. I
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Richelle:-
>That's the main problem I ever had with DR's acting--his body language isn't
>natural at times.
(snip)
>About that hand flapping thing--did you see him on TRL?  He actually does
>that in real life. :)  I'm sure it had something to do with being nervous,
>though.  It's greatly toned down in the movie.

No, I didn't see that. I did VCR a couple of interviews last week, and will
check them out for the hand-flapping thing. It's okay in real life, of
course, but Columbus should have stopped it in the movie, because it looks
amateurish.

snip the rest.
Regards,
Nicholas