Constantly looking shocked, startled, bewildered... basically the same facial expression each time.
It started to be like a piano just playing the same note.
Jodie's acting wasn't great in this flick, for sure. The supporting cast was a little bland as well, except for James Woods. I think this is another case where the director(Zemeckis) chose SFX over acting.
shareTom Skerritt was decent.
shareShe just adapted to Matthew McConaughey's "acting". He was so miscast in this and ruined what could have been one of the finest SF movies.
shareI liked his casting. Young, good looking Christian. It makes it interesting.
I like the line "a man of the cloth without the cloth" and "but a voice from the sky is exactly what you got."
Nah, he has all the time this awful sunnyboy look. Just imagine Jeff Goldblum or Mel Gibson in that role...
shareHer acting fit the part. She was playing an oddball character. A geeky astrophysicist who works for SETI.
Tom Skerritt and John Hurt were good in this.
Do you understand what I'm saying? Certain facial expressions were overused and weren't that good. That's why her acting wasnt up to the standards I demand of professional actors.
shareHave you seen Mark Zuckerberg? He has one facial expression. Her character seemed to resemble someone like him: focused, brilliant, odd, and maybe showing signs of Asperger’s.
shareThought it was fine. Great cast.
shareI didn't like it either. Still, better than in Silence of the lambs. I will never understand how she got an Oscar for that. Hopkins I get, her - no.
shareHopkins turned in an instantly iconic performance & there was a lot of hype around the movie. Foster was able ride that wave by simply being the female lead. It didn't matter that her performance was "fine" at best.
shareI liked it even less after I had read the book. Not to mention the TV series from 2-3 years ago, with the girl trying to imitate Foster. Atrocious
share"Constantly looking shocked, startled, bewildered..."
Would you not be if you made contact with aliens?