I thought it was like an afterschool special - cheesy in some places, but there were places where Emily's acting was really great where I really felt bad about her character. I hated seeing such a pretty face in tears - thought the ending was a bit to easy, but I loved watching her - I hope she does a lot more movies, just something not so dramatic - maybe she should be the bad girl next time! =D
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shareIt was a bit cheesy at times, but I was really surprised with Emily's acting. I thought she did a really great job! She's a very good dramatic actress. I'd definitely like to see more from her.
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I know that Em has said she pretty much rewrote all of her lines, and she especially tried to make the point that they didn't need to beat the audience over the head with the message and let her character speak for herself, but I wonder about some of the other characters? I wonder if maybe the pacing was to blame for some of the cheesiness? Like maybe they'd filmed some intermediate scenes so the actors could get a better sense of where their characters had come from? I know that Emily has talked about what she did to prepare for the role, and I really wanted to see that translate more onscreen. Just felt that it all started happening all of a sudden, you know? Like when the initial profile screen change was seized upon by Lindsay & co.. Felt that more time needed to be spent in establishing that Taylor was excited at the prospect of online freedom. As it was, just came across like her mom was just nagging at her, typical teenage stuff ('mom, I know, quit bugging me!' etc.). I got the feeling that Emily was internalizing a lot of things that didn't quite come across on screen (situation with her dad, her own social awkwardness, etc...). Far be it from to ever say anything bad about Emily 'Our Panda Queen of the Stunningly-Gorgeous Blue-Gray Eyes' Osment, so I'm going to say that I think she did ok with it, but, if she was freed from the restrictions of it being an ABC movie, I think she could have done a *lot* more with it...
Some people on the Cyberbully board have been *brutal* in their reactions to the portrayal of Taylor. Well, I don't recall anyone saying that she was perfect, nor was she meant to be, but I do think that (going back to my point about Taylor/Emily internalizing everything) her super-important lines about 'I thought it was just me, like I was some sort of freak' didn't quite translate...which was unfortunate.
I thought it was a good movie but what really stood out was Emily's performance, I hope she gets more drama roles.
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i agree, emily was amazing in this movie. her acting was outstanding, i would definitely go see her in another movie with a drama role. i honestly didn't expect that from her. too bad all her talent was sheltered by hannah montana for all those years.
I know right? I hope she stays far away from Disney.
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As opposed to ABC Family. One of Disney's assets.
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I think the beginning was good, the middle was okay and the ending really suck.
I do think Emily's acting was great.