I mean, I've seen the guy in other films, so I know his acting is not bad at all, but in this film it seemed so Hammy. I wonder if it was done on purpose to show how "Square" Hugo was compared to all the other artists.
Or perhaps I'm reading into it too much, and he was just not into the movie or something.
I didn't think it was hammy. I thought Hugo was depicted as being stiff, pedantic and even a bit naive. I agree that the character could be a bit irritating, but there are people who behave and speak like him. Apparently you've had the good fortune not to have met them.
It's so lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
He ruined the movie for me. Every line he delivered was really painful. And the faces... I understand that Hugo as a character might be stiff and pedantic but in this case we are looking at a completely different thing: bad acting.
Take the other characters for example. Henry Miller, June and Anais are not completely "nice people", they are very complex characters. They did things to each other that you might despise. But Fred Ward, Uma Thurman and Maria de Medeiros were really, really great. So that's no excuse for doing such a bad job.
He ruined the movie for me.
His acting was terrible, it was the one bad thing about the movie. As someone else mentioned it was painful to watch.
Anyway my opinion is, no it wasn't on purpose it was just bad acting.
"Can we cut the cake? I have to go to a Three-way." -Samantha Jones
I agree with you. I don't think it was intentional.
Part of it was just a dreadful attempt at an American accent. It sounded awkward and forced, which made Hugo himself seem awkward and forced. If you read the books, Hugo is supposed to be very intelligent and charismatic, not the bumbling idiot portrayed in the film.
Every scene with Richard Grant was indeed painful to watch.
"Human beings have been oppressing stuffed animals for centuries." --Jerome Murphy
Augh, it really was painful at parts!!! :-P The scene at the beginning, where we first see Hugo...that freaking line "Are you allRIIGHT Pussywillow???" just pisses me off for some reason! lol! I wish I had started to read Anais' diaries before I saw this because, even though I really do love the actor who plays Hugo, the way he was played in the movie has just made me really dislike someone who was apparently a very nice person!!!
shareYes--Richard E. Grant is brilliant in many of his roles, but he simply can't do an American accent. He sounded like a pod-person from some flick about alien zombies.
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