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Struggling with the bad acting


I'm only halfway through but it feels like they're all robots. The dialogue and delivery is all very wooden (or, robotic, ha...). The main scientist guy (Mark Webber) is especially bad.

It's like a bad rough draft to a better movie.

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I have to agree... regardless of the plot, I found Mark Webber nearly intolerable.

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Mark Webber was great, if you've seen him in anything else you know that this is very different from what he's done before acting wise.

Lucy Griffits was also very good.

David Clayton Rogers wasn't too bad eiter.

Somedays you just can't dispose of a bomb.

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It is my guess that the acting is as directed.

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I found the male lead's acting odd until the reveal at which point all became clear.

Don't judge a label until you've tried the packet.

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The acting is horrible. Many times the actions associated with responses don't fit. The movie tries to be more dramatic than it really is which leads to an awkwardness that can't be ignored. The dialogue sounds too scripted.

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