Driving Lessons - Minneapolis

[cubfanbudwoman]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> Just came from seeing 'Driving Lessons' in Minneapolis.
> Actually, I saw it twice, once at 2:30 and once at 4:30.
> I thought was a very good movie, though I admit it was
> hard for Rupert to shine along side Julie Walters. Still
> he gave a very good performance, and far outshined 
> anything he has ever been allowed to do in Harry Potter.

SSSusan:
No fair!!!

Living in small town Indiana as I do, there's no way I'll get to see 
this unless I truck up to Chicago... or wait 'til it's released on 
DVD.  Bother.  But I'm glad to hear you think Rupert did well.


Steve:
> I've notice in both his HP role and his role of Ben in 
> this movie, that his performances are very subtle; tiny
> things that he does that bring real life to his 
> character.

SSSusan:
I totally agree that he does this.  I think about the scene in GoF 
where Hermione is reading, with great disgust, the article claiming 
she's got a crush on the "Bulgarian Bon-Bon, Viktor Krum," and she 
reads about herself as being a "plain but ambitious girl," in the 
background Rupert does a sort of tiny chuckle & nod of the head that 
perfectly captures his amusement & agreement with the 
characterization.

Granted, he can also be campy and a little over the top with his 
mugging (especially was do in the first two movies), but I think 
he's getting quite good at the more subtle details.  

SSSusan