Dan's acting

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Sometimes I wonder if we are all watching the same movie! Our 
interpretations are so different.

I actually thought Emma Watson's acting in this film was 
*wonderful*.  She really shined in this role and I love her!

Rupert Grint is the strongest actor of the trio. He has always been 
spot on - from the earliest days.  

Dan is the weakest link, HOWEVER - he has steadily improved over the 
life of this films, and he gave a fine performance in GOF (Dan is 16 
years old by the way.  In the film Harry is 14 years old).  

I think the acting all around was very good in this move.

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, artsylynda at a... wrote:
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> In a message dated 11/28/2005 8:16:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:
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> <<I've always maintained that young Master Radcliffe has severe  
> limitations as an actor, and that scene is a perfect  example.>>
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> I just can't let this go unchallenged.  Dan has done a  credible 
job in all 
> the films, IMO.  Given the scripts and direction he's  had, he's 
done very well 
> with the material at hand.  I DID see tears in the  PoA crying 
scene (they 
> showed up clearly in IMAX), but I grant you, it didn't  SOUND as 
convincing as 
> it should have.  But how many 13 year old  boys can "pretend" to 
cry that hard 
> and sound convincing, particularly if  they're generally happy 
people who 
> haven't suffered much in their lives (which  seems to be true of 
Dan), and 
> probably haven't spend a lot of time crying?  
>  
> I give Newell full marks, as well as Dan Radcliffe himself, for 
the  
> tremendous improvement in Dan's acting.  He's matured, he embodies 
the  character I've 
> been reading about absolutely perfectly, and he touched my heart  
many times 
> in this film, at all the right spots.  His tension and shock  when 
everyone's 
> calling him a cheat when his name comes out of the Goblet of  Fire 
are 
> perfect.  I could feel how hurt and scared he was.  His  solemn 
face as he's walking 
> down that corridor while the students are all saying  goodbye to 
each other, 
> and the gradual shift in his expression from solemn to  slight 
smile, is 
> lovely.  His "weight of the world on his shoulders"  expression 
when he says "yes" 
> so simply to Hermione's "Everything's going to  change now, isn't 
it?" was spot 
> on.  His fear was palpable in many scenes,  and the resolve in his 
face and 
> body language as he stood up to face Voldemort  -- I was so 
impressed with his 
> courage.  And I LOVED seeing the  playfulness and "cheekiness" in 
his 
> character that I've always thought was there  (but it wasn't shown 
much in the films)  
> during the scene when Ron had  to dance with McG.  It was nice to 
see him 
> acting like a normal "sports  hero" teenager, too, when asking if 
the Gryffindors 
> wanted him to open the egg  -- it may have seemed a bit OOC to 
some people, 
> but you have to realize  that he's been the center of many a 
celebration after 
> winning Quidditch  games and he's used to that kind of thing now.  
That was a 
> fun scene.   And his tension while dancing -- perfect!  One of the 
best things 
> I've seen  in film lately, that both touched my heart, made me 
laugh and made 
> me remember  the "not so good-old-days" of being a teenager, was 
Harry's 
> discomfort in asking  Cho to the ball.  They could not have done 
that scene any 
> more  convincingly.  And Cho was quite charming, as well.  For 
her  first-ever 
> role, I was impressed with how she handled that scene in  
particular.
>  
> I've rarely been impressed with child actors (it requires a GREAT  
director 
> to get a good performance out of most of them), but I've always 
been  impressed 
> with Dan, and not just because he was a cute little boy and is a  
handsome 
> young man.  He fits into Harry's skin so well  and makes you  see 
the "magic" of 
> the magical world through his eyes, as well as the horrors of  
Harry's own 
> life.  When Harry brought Cedric's body back, his body language  
and heartbroken 
> tears were perfect.  Newell did a marvelous job of  direction and 
of teaching 
> the kids how to reach down inside themselves and pull  out those 
extreme 
> emotions they needed to show in this one, as well as the  subtle 
ones.  Dan and 
> Rupert were simply fabulous.  Emma was way  over the top at times, 
and sometimes 
> her reactions were just illogical to  me.  She's been pretty good 
in all the 
> films, but this was her worst  performance in many scenes.  Her 
scenes in the 
> ball sequence were  wonderful, though.
>  
> That's enough of a rant for now.  I'm excited to see Dan 
in  "December Boys" 
> to see how well he can portray a different character, but I  think 
he'll be 
> fine.  Harry and Dan are very different people, with  different 
looks and body 
> language -- Dan has potential as a great character  actor as well 
as a leading 
> man, I think, simply because he can look so different  with only 
the addition 
> of glasses and the proper attitude, at such an early age.   
> 
> Lynda AKA "Abraxan"
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