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I apologize for saying this, but I really don't like her portrayal of Hermione. I don't have any problem with her appearance, but she makes the character seem rather weak her acting lacks a certain strength. Emma also made Hermione a bit...shy? Her acting reminds me too much of the fan-girl type, and she seems rather impassive in the parts where she should be in mood, but she overacts in the most random parts. I don't know, this...

Quote: Originally Posted by mrfutterman Ebert calls Dan's acting boring. That is his opinion, of an actor, as a film critic, and has nothing to do with any novel ever written. And I concur. Yes, as you say, that is Mr. Ebert's opinion. But if he doesn't know the character the actor is portraying (when established in books), then he's not using the proper reference. Book Harry isn't exactly the most expressive person,...

Quote: Originally Posted by gelowo93 That's more of the director's fault than Bonnie's, but I do agree that she's more timid than Ginny is in the books. Yeah, I know. I wasn't saying that it was Bonnie's fault. It would just have been nice that Bonnie could have played a bit more that passionate, fiery Ginny.

Quote: Originally Posted by HedwigOwl I love Roger Ebert as a movie critic.....but that being said, Roger has never read any of the HP books. Thus he has no way of knowing that the character of Harry in the books has had 10 years of repressing emotions because of how badly he's treated at the Dursleys. It takes book Harry well over half the series to even start showing emotion openly and trusting people, he keeps a lot inside and in the...

^Odd you say that. I picture Harry Potter from the books looking and sounding like Dan Radcliffe but not really acting like him. My personal Harry is a bit more animated. The first movie, Dan Radcliffe was pretty much my personal Harry but after that (mostly the 3rd movie) he wasnt. I do think hes a decent actor and i cant really imagine anyone else playing that part.

Quote: Originally Posted by sabrinestar For me Emma is beyond perfect for Hermione. When I reread the books, I picture Emma as Hermione. I've never thought twice about any of the casting, It's my beliefe that it is all spot on. I think she protrayed everything perfectly. In the first movies she's "bushy" haired and just plainly a nerd. Far smarter then most kids in her year and really not ashamed of it. But...

I agree with everyone else that says that the writers don't give Ginny enough screen time, and this makes it hard to tell if Bonnie can play Ginny well, although she does a good job when she is in the films Unfortunately, it's not as if we're going to get a lot more of her now we're onto the last films - she's not around for more than 3/4 of the book Quote: Originally Posted by Prendsmoncoeur I expected a more......