[HPFGU-Movie] Reviews: isn't it odd...

[Kimberly Roth]

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  From: sophiamcl [mailto:sophiamcl at hotmail.com]
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  Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] Reviews: isn't it odd...


  At the risk of sounding terribly simplistic, how is it that an
  actor's performance can come off so differently to different viewers?
  I have been reading quite a few reviews for PoA(as I mentioned in en
  earlier post)on the net and, as might be expected, some love it, some
  hate it, some are undecided. That's all fine and good, the perception
  of an individual is always a unique blend, so our tastes must differ.
  Yet it amazes me that one critic can call a performance deadly dull
  and another call the same performance brilliant. Are there no
  criteria for what makes a good performance? Does it mean the positive
  review "gets" the performance or that the negative review dispenses
  with the errors that spring from good will? Any takers? I'd love to
  hear what other listees think on this topic. >>

  You know, I stopped reading the reviews, because some of them ticked me
off.  Like the one
  reviewer said Dan was boring as always but luckily he is surrounded by a
brilliant cast including
  the other two kids. Out of all the reviews I have read, good and bad, Dan
has been mentioned as
  the most improved of the three, and I guess I felt a little protective of
him.  Also, one of them, it
  may have been this same reviewer, said all the kids have clearly outgrown
their roles and shouldn't
  play the parts anymore.  I wanted to smack him, ask him if he has kids
around this age, because
  the trio were filming this movie around the same age as Harry would have
been in the books.  I
  guess I don't mind them criticize the movie, but I hate when it seems like
personal attacks on
  children.  I know as an actor, you are putting yourself out there to be
criticized, but it still bothers me.


  Also,where most positive reviews proclaim PoA far superior to PS and
  CoS, I was really surprised to find house-hold name movie critic
  Roger Ebert less enthusiastic about this one whereas he apparently
  raised the first two films to the skies...Go figure. I suppose
  ultimately we're all just judging for ourselves... >>

  This amazed me as well, Sophia!  I read it, because like you said,  Ebert
is a household name
  in at least the US.  He gave it an ok review, but I was surprised he said
it was not as good as
  the other two.  He was the first one to say that actually.  BTW, the
critic on Good Morning America
  said it was a great movie, and better than the other two.  I bought my
tickets yesterday for a 1 o'clock
  showing on Saturday.  I am going with my 14 & 12 year old sisters.  Then I
am taking my son and
  daughter on Wednesday.  I was suppose to take them this weekend, but of
course, their dad decides
  this is the weekend for a visit.  LOL!  I couldn't wait until Wednesday!
:-)

  Kimberly



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