miscast

miscast

Posted by barryb on August 12, 2010 at 19:05:50

In Reply to: RE: "Dark Knight was a disaster and .... posted by Daryl Zero on August 12, 2010 at 16:49:06:

I say he was miscast because I felt he was too young a man for the part. He lacked the gravitas necessary for what he was trying to pull off. Most liked his performance, where I saw it was trying too hard and not terribly creative, original or extreme. It seemed like a guy desperately trying to be creative and not really succeeding. Nothing about it rang true for me.

Nicholson may have been a clown (and it's apples and oranges with what they tried for and was called for in the film), but Nicholson was enjoyable, entertaining and consistent with who he is as a person. Ledger was basically a nice boy trying hard to be extreme and dangerous. It played like a bad joke to me. Not quite acting class bad, but in no way would I ever say it was a top performance even worthy of a nomination.

Opinions vary. Obviously, I'm in the minority.

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"Dark Knight was a disaster and .... - reelsmith. 15:51:46 08/12/10 (5)

RE: "Dark Knight was a disaster and .... - Daryl Zero 16:49:06 08/12/10 (4)

miscast - barryb 19:05:50 08/12/10 (3)

Ledger miscast? - Road Warrior 20:19:25 08/13/10 (2)

I agree on Ledger's performance... - SF tech 13:08:29 08/14/10 (1)

Only if it was artificially sweetened ^ ed///776^#@@ - Road Warrior 16:08:14 08/14/10 (0)

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miscast - barryb 19:05:50 08/12/10 (3)

Ledger miscast? - Road Warrior 20:19:25 08/13/10 (2)

I agree on Ledger's performance... - SF tech 13:08:29 08/14/10 (1)

Only if it was artificially sweetened ^ ed///776^#@@ - Road Warrior 16:08:14 08/14/10 (0)

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