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The main actress: Unlikable?


For some reason, I had a very hard time watching this movie, not because of its content, but because of the main actress.

For the most part, I thought Natalie was pretty bad in this movie. I never heard or recognized her before, but her acting was just... flat, wooden, and awkward. Maybe she was miscast, because she couldn't really carry this film and deliver the emotions.

Plus, she looked incredibly rough, and I found her facial expressions to be a cold-hearted you-know-what, but like as if she was a recovering druggie. In general, and this may sound bad, but I found her face to be incredibly annoying.

Anyone agree???

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I agree in that she was very unlikable. However, I don't think it was the actress. I just think it was how they wrote the character. I couldn't stand her. I thought the actress was pretty.

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I think some people are probably confusing the character and the person herself. In the movie indeed, I could not stand her princess-like know-it-all urban type of girl who come in some weird area wanting to control everything.

I did not know her before this movie, I do not watch GOT, so I am completely new to her.

That said, it's obvious that the way the movie is written really does not help express a large palette of things. Frankly, her role was quite limited throughout the movie.

I would not judge an actress harshly on such a movie unless if she was really really bad.

To finish, I kind of found her pretty. Not exceptional.

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I kinda start to hate her after she said:

"If the yurei are looking for me, I'll be at my hotel."


So not so much for her looks, but for her stupid ignorant attitude..

"Gar nicht so übel, du kleine Schlampe. Man sieht sich immer zweimal, Kleine."

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I couldn't agree more. The actress and the character drove me nuts. She was ugly - very clearly had bad acne or scars they were trying to cover up with make up. She also had very weird shaped eyes. Her acting was not very impressive. Her character was horrid... she was pushy and rude. She flipped out on Aidan in the middle of the woods "I'm lost in the woods with some guy I barely know" Yes, yes you were Sarah and you jumped on the opportunity for him to take you there. You were a consenting adult. "Give me your PHONE!" (ummm, would you give someone yelling at you your phone when it's your only form of possible communication and trying to get help?)But he did anyway and she still went crazy and then had the nerve to ask for him help when she fell down that hole. I would have left her down there. Kill an innocent guy. She was rude and dismissive of the lady who tried to warn her to stay on the path too. AND she was rude and dismissive to her fiance. AND she was rude and dismissive to the guide. Would have found this much more captivating had it been told from the standpoint of someone a bit more likable. Potential for a good movie, but in the end pretty disappointing.

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I was rooting for dark forces or evil or what have you to get her...so yes..the character at least I didn't like at all.


behold the power and glory of 333...

I am the god of hellfire

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I liked her.

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She's mostly known for her television work in The Tudors and especially The Game of Thrones. I haven't seen this movie but it sounds interesting, though I too think she wasn't the right actress for this role. I dunno. I'll probably seek this out sometime this month and if so I'll come back to give my impressions.

>> facial expressions to be a cold-hearted you-know-what,

Haha. Well she does play a very cold hearted person on ToG so that could be a carry-over.

Regarding her face, I think she has a unique face. You know Angelica from the Rugrats? The cartoon character's mouth tends to be shown on one side of her face and that appears to be the same for real-life Dormer.

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You are delusional..the only reason I watched this movie was because of Natalie Dormer. Not only is she drop dead gorgeous, I think she is a great actor to boot. Get it right...the movie sucked, Natalie was the only good thing about it.

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