Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Joe S (A) on November 05, 2001 at 11:19:56

In Reply to: Re: Just watched "Phantom Menace" DVD and I'm blown away... posted by Joe S on November 05, 2001 at 11:11:52:

...about the Portman comments too. How in the hell did he manage to extract a braindead preteen performance from an actress as mature beyond her years as this? She's as interesting to watch as any young actress today but in this film (er, um... product placement vehicle?) she does come off as lacking in even basic talent, emotional range and conviction. And god, it literally hurt to hear Samuel L. Jackson deliver those wooden lines of his in the presence of the blonde moppet from hell....

It is indeed a rare director who can assemble results this pathetic form such talented raw materials.

joe