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How can she say she is not a good actress when she is my role model.
I think that she is the beest actress ever and should know it.

Posted by Heather from Alloa Scotland on May 12, 2010 10:41 AM

And a good role model she is for young people definately. In fact most of the young actors in HP are, maybe this is what's so magical about the films; there is a kind of joy that comes from these young people trying to bring the stories to life; and the older actors go along with this.
As an actress, Emma is great as Hermione. Especially in HBP I really liked her, she could really convey emotions with just a tiny movement or facial expression. Her acting has often been critised as being wooden, but I don't think so at all and you have to bear in mind that Hermione IS this retrained person that tries very hard to be good and to do good - but within the limits of any given rule. This makes her so funny in the rare moments when she does break out - when she punches Draco in PoA for example.
Sadly enough, as someone else said somewhere before, most of the parts get stripped of their essence, there isn't much opportunity to explore a character. This might be good to add mystery to the character of Snape for example, but isn't okay for Harry, Hermione or Dumbledore.
On the other hand they developed Draco's character well in HBP. I never thought I could feel sorry for Draco ( when reading the book I didn't) but Tom Felton's performance really made me feel Draco's dilemma, his jealousy and desire to finally prove himself. The film has given a new nuance to Draco certainly. Hope they'll do it for Hermione too in DH.

Posted by Siena from Nottingham, UK on May 13, 2010 09:52 AM

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