the heck, he is too awkward for an actor.. can't believe no one ever noticed his poor acting.. he's like a robot and a weirdo at most of the time.. it would be better if they have Michael Cera or Shia LaBeouf as a preferable choice for that geeky or nerdy character.
sharetotally agree.
shareIt's Allen's fault, not Eisenberg's. Even the genius would fell flat in that empty output. A real talent has nothing to do in Mr. Allen's movie, but to compromise himself.
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Totally agree! He's an awful actor. Don't know WHAT he is doing in front of the camera.. He shouldn't be there at all!
shareWell I think he did an excellent job; better than other films he's been in for sure. Also, keep in mind that Woody Allen in his youth was a quirky, nerdy, awkward, timid Jewish man. Allen even stated he would have played Jesse's character if he were younger. I personally think Eisenberg's character was somewhat modeled after Allen. Besides, it's Woody Allen we're talking about; he's not exactly notorious for picking crappy actors, right?
share"Allen even stated he would have played Jesse's character if he were younger. I personally think Eisenberg's character was somewhat modeled after Allen."
I think you're right about the intent of the film, but I don't think Eisenberg pulled it off very well. Perhaps it was because of his earlier work in those high school/coming-of-age type movies, but his persona seemed very adolescent for an architecture grad student.
I would imagine he'll be able to get beyond that in his career, but in my opinion he didn't in this film
I'll admit I do agree. It's hard to get past his previous films and picture him as anything other than a nerdy high school/college student with girl problems. I think this film is the one step that pushes him past that and gets him on the track to becoming a serious actor, rather than a young, goofy guy with OCD and social awkwardness. His acting could've been more distinguished in the film, but I don't think he did a bad job. He didn't do the best job he could've, trying to make himself differ from all of his other characters, but his costar Ellen Page didn't, either. They're both actors that are exactly like the characters they usually play, which can become a problem when they want to broaden their horizons.
sharei think paulo costanzo would have been better. i too didn't like jesse's acting
shareI think you're right about the intent of the film, but I don't think Eisenberg pulled it off very well. Perhaps it was because of his earlier work in those high school/coming-of-age type movies, but his persona seemed very adolescent for an architecture grad student.
terrible casting - also i thought he was supposed to be the younger alec baldwin in which case they should pic someone who is somewhat attractive.
I think he is a good choice for a contrast with Italian characters
"can't believe no one ever noticed his poor acting"
You honestly think no one else has ever thought "gee, he is a bad actor"???
Let me rephrase that, show me where ANYONE has ever said he is a great actor.