[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Dan's acting, and other observations

[Karen]

On May 1, 2006, at 9:07 PM, susanbones2003 wrote:

>
> That's a very subtle argument because I have been approaching it
> from the opposite direction, and now I am confused. I have always
> assumed that Dan's limitations kept the creative team from doing the
> most they could with all the important stuff that Jo keeps writing.
> Let's face it, that crying in POA was embarrassing.


kchuplis:

The biggest problem with that scene was that it did NOT exist in the  
book, there was no reason for Harry TO cry at that point and it was  
very obviously pressed into the story by the director. Yes, this was,  
IMO, Curzon's biggest crime in PoA and since it did not come  
organically to the scene, there is little hope that it could come  
organically to the actor. I'm not sure a seasoned actor could have  
infused that with true pathos actually. So, I sure wouldn't hold that  
one against Dan.