Originally posted by neon_duke
THE PERSON WHO CAST NATALIE PORTMAN MUST BE SHOT!
She sucks. Words can't describe just how awful an actress she is. I tried to give her a second chance after the totally wooden performance she gave us in EP1. I suppose some people think she's cute, but I've seen highschoolers act with more convincing emotion (heck, ANY emotion)! At the risk of being a spoiler: in the scene right before the big arena battle, when she finally confesses - she might as well be telling him she has to go to the gynecologist for her yearly checkup. I mean, c'mon! Show a little life! Show a little fire! Show a little passion! Wups, sorry; she can't. Bring back Carrie Fisher. She could sell me the character better, even being more than twice the age she should be for the role.
I'll wait to see how EP3 wraps it up, but so far, I have to give these two a serious B minus. [/B]