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[Amy Z]

Cindy wrote:

>I think it is the smile.  He 
> smiles in a lot of his pics, even in the scene when he is showing 
Ron 
> his scar.  I'm concerned.  Very concerned.  
> 
> Now, I have only seen stills and the web version of the trailer.  
So 
> can someone set me straight:  did they cast Harry correctly, or did 
> they err?

I'm gonna second Al on this one--Daniel Radcliffe doesn't =look= like 
my Harry (nor does Rupert Grint look a thing like my Ron)*, but he 
=acts= exactly right.  I think he's pretty serious, appropriately--he 
doesn't crack too many smiles in the trailer and seems to be 
refreshingly understated, especially for a child actor.**  As for the 
smile when he shows his scar, I have already waxed embarrassingly 
rhapsodic about that so I'll just find what I wrote and send it to 
you rather than repeating myself.  Suffice it to say that as far as 
one can tell from 3 minutes of film, I think this kid can act circles 
around most grownup actors I've ever seen and I just couldn't be 
happier about this casting decision.

Amy Z
hoping she doesn't have to eat her words on November 16

*These things are very idiosyncratic and even I don't nitpick them.  
Everyone has their own internal pictures and there is no pleasing all 
of us.

**"Understated" is high praise in my aesthetic.  It might help you to 
know that Burt Lancaster is one of my favorite actors.