Further Proof That Paul Walker CAN Act

I just think he turns on his acting switch when he feels like it. Like in RS, LP, and Noel. This was a really good movie that showed he can act, it doesn't have to be oscar material. He just needs to stay clear of Into the Blue material that had to be the worst acting he's done...ever. Well ITB was just bad all around but his acting and dialogue stuck out. It got to the point where I was hoping Josh Brolin would smash his face in. Like the part where he says smugly "That's all your coke now I'm going to destory the rest of it" then jumps in the water. If I was Josh I would then go "Yeah and I'm going to kill your girlfriend" went down below decks, shot her, and dumped her in the water then drove away. Seriously who would pull a stunt like that when this guy has got his girlfriend below decks, tied up, and not afraid to kill her? Hopefully the two Wayne Kramer (RS director) films he will be doing this fall and early next year will show even more proof he can act.

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Plastic. I'm talking to a plastic plant. I'm still doing it.

I'm sorry, but that was not acting. Throughout the movie, all he does is stare into space with a stoic expression, both before and after his "transformation". Now that kind of look might have worked shortly after his "new life", but that's it. Why the blank look in all the scenes leading up to that? No joy, anger, etc, just blankness. Although it's possible that's how the script was written and thus you'd have to blame the writers, there's still no proof of "good acting" when the script requires you to remain expressionless.

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Couldnt agree more paul is the man.

I am a huge PW fan and find myself defending him a lot, however, he's had some pretty bad acting moments. Did anyone else see (or in my case, purchase) Bobby Z? Horrible. But he's pretty so it made it easier to sit through.

However, I agree that in LP and Noel, especially, he has done some great acting. I think maybe it just takes a good director. Someone who knows what the character is supposed to "be".

The first time I watched Running Scared, I thought he did an excellent job. On the second viewing, I did notice the horrible accent and some over acting on his part. It was still a better acting job than ITB and BZ, though.

Into the Blue, everyone pretty much sucked in that movie, it was a sucky movie. That I've seen about 10 times, but its sucky nonetheless.

He did do a nice job here, some emotional range.

Small complaints, when he spoke with vulnerable and challenged Robbie he stared at him like he wanted to kick his @$$. It was creepy, he was two feet from the guy and seemed like he was two miles from him. Also, when his brewery boss told him nice job, his reaction was pretty ungrateful for a nice compliment.

But he was warm with his wife and daughter, and angry with his brother who painted him in a corner. Vulnerable with Father Ezra when talking about his life choices. This was pretty impressive, and I hope he gets more chances to stretch as an actor.

Well I wasn't impressed by his acting.. "oh look at my sorry sadface bohoo"

He did his job and I think he did a good job. The character isn't the type that would wear his emotions on his sleeve. Being over the top wouldn't work in this movie. The fact that all the other performances are on the same level of restraint (even the angry, violent criminal was low key) shows that Paul Walker is a good actor. His character was believable and fit in that world.

People also forget that movies are a directors medium. Whether you like an actor or not, what ends up on screen and how it gets there depends on what the director wants them to do and how he or she decides it should be edited. If he pleased the director than he did his job and that's all he really has to worry about. He keeps getting hired so I guess that means people like working with him and likes what he has to offer.

Yep, he conveys a whole range of emotions: pensive, confused, anxious, bored, tired, ponderous, bewildered... anxiously bored, confusingly pensive, ponderously bewildered... the list goes on. And he conveys them with such subtlety.

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