If I am mistaken about Natalie Portman, I will own up to and apologize here and eat crow

[Mike 03]

But can someone please point me towards one single film she has made, in which she has been a great or even passable actress, after she reached the age of twelve or however old she was when she made THE PROFESSIONAL.

If I have not seen it, I will order a copy from Amazon tonight,have it overnighted, watch it, and if she is great in the film, I swear I will admit it.

I will admit that Natalie Portman is a good, acceptable or great actresss.

What film do I need to see, in which she has performed, to "get it" when it comes to her acting ability.

I'm not disputing that she is gorgeous. She is. I'm only disputing that she can act.

[deucemagnet]

1. She was good in "V for Vendetta"

Good enough, at least.

[MadMaddie]

10. I agree.

She was great in this movie!

[stewartcolbert08]

18. I loved that movie!

and I thought she was great in it! :hi:

[Orsino]

23. Yeah. Not great, but good enough for a good movie. n/t

[abq e streeter]

24. Another agreement, and then some

V For Vendetta is one of the most powerful, inspiring movies I've ever seen, and I thought Portman was absolutely outstanding in her role.

[LeftyMom]

2. Who cares. She has her own line of CUTE VEGAN SHOES. Priorities, people!

Also, she did a good job in V for Vendetta.

[Orrex]

4. Let me guess--you can eat vegan shoes, but not the tongue or the sole?

[LeftyMom]

7. I would advise against it- mine all smell like feet.

[Orrex]

12. Thanks for the warning! While I'm sure your feet are lovely, I'm not "into" feet.

Certainly not as comestibles.

[LeftyMom]

13. Just as well,

the lounge only needs one sniffa.

[Orrex]

3. She was good in a minor role in Heat (the Pacino/Deniro film)

She's also pretty good in Anywhere but Here, though I don't particularly care for the film as a whole.

[Mike 03]

8. You are right; I had forgotten about that.

She actually was really good in that. She was a little kid, but she was great in that film.

I recall her suicide in the tub.

Thanks for jogging my memory on that one.

[BarenakedLady]

5. She was cute in Garden State

Not sure if it was a stellar performance or anything. I really dug the soundtrack though.

[regnaD kciN]

36. She gave a very good performance in that...

...even though the role was basically "cute, quirky girl that every male in the audience will wish was his girlfriend." ;-)

[AlCzervik]

6. I always get her and keira Knightly mixed up even though I've

Seen way more Knightly movies and she is a better actress.

[regnaD kciN]

35. Appropriate, because...

...Knightly played Portman's character's "double" in the Star Wars prequels.

[rurallib]

9. I thought she was good in the Professional but that is all

[SPKrazy]

11. She was good in the movie

places in the heart or whatever where she lived in a Walmart while pregnant.

Star Wars movies ok

V for Vendetta

I dunno, she's a young actress who went to a good school, whether she makes any great movies remains to be seen.

[Rhythm]

43. The WalMart one is "Where the Heart Is"

That one's o.k.... but Stockard Channing steals ever scene she's in, as usual.

[Shell Beau]

14. I liked her in Closer.

:shrug:


Plus, she is a very very smart girl. And she is just beautiful.

[AlCzervik]

15. i liked that movie, especially the chat room scenes between Jude Law and Clive Owen

i thought those were hilarious. I live Clive, he is fine, Jude Law, not so much.

[Shell Beau]

16. Oh yeah, Clive is something else.

I loved the movie, but it made me sick because it was so real for a lot of people. The whole "unfaithful" thing. It was just sad to me.

[AlCzervik]

17. yeah, it really didn't glam up adultery which was kind of a good thing.

The irony of Jude Law and Julia Roberts in a movie about adultery is pretty thick.

[Shell Beau]

19. No joke!! Never even thought of that either!

[stewartcolbert08]

20. Closer was good!

I am not sure if its a little twisted or a little honest but it was a good movie and I liked her in it.

[LostinVA]

21. V for Vendetta, Closer, Cold Mountain, Other Bolyen Girl

[MajorChode]

22. She won a Golden Globe in Closer and was nominated for an Oscar

I really liked The Professional, it's well worth seeing.

[SKKY]

25. She's a good actress. "V for Vendetta", "Closer", "Where the heart is"...

...I though she was good, but then again, perhaps my definition of "passable" is different than yours.

[MrScorpio]

26. She was fantastic in V For Vendetta

And extra marvelous in CLOSER too

[Mike 03]

27. Okay, I will put in an order at Amazon that includes "V for Vendetta," which I have not seen.

Because this is a holiday weekend, I won't receive it until Wednesday or Thursday.

Thank you!

Also, I appreciate the memory jog about Michael Mann's film HEAT, even though she was probably twelve years old. That was a very poignant role.

[gmoney]

29. What have you seen her in that prompted this vote of no confidence?

She's not made that many movies, and apart from that kids movie she made with Dustin Hoffman, I don't see any true stinkers on her resume.

And don't forget, bad direction, bad editing, etc. can make almost anyone look bad. Look at some of the shit Marlon Brando did, but you wouldn't dispute that he had at least SOME acting chops.

[Gabi Hayes]

31. you should be able to get it from your library....if they don't have it....

interlibrary loan

I get all sorts of movies from them

audio books

CDs

Pizza....

[Mike 03]

28. Okay, Okay, just ordered "V for Vendetta". I should receive it

on Wednesday.

[txwhitedove]

30. She was awesome in Cold Mountain.

[LostinVA]

32. I mentioned that up thread -- I think alot of people don't realzie she's in it

And, although not a large role, it was very effective.

[txwhitedove]

33. I was so caught up in Inman's journey that I hardly recognized Natalie.

The whole movie was anti-war, but she delivered a powerful statement.

Also just watched Paris, Je T'aime, and enjoyed her vinette the most.
:-)

[LostinVA]

42. Yup

[Shell Beau]

34. I do remember her in it. That was one of the rougher parts of the movie.

She was great in that movie. But, I haven't seen her shitty movies, so I feel like she is just great.

[LostinVA]

41. She's decent even in her "eh" movies

She isn't Kate Winslet, but who is??? She's an above average actress, who is brilliant is certain roles.

imo

[Mike 03]

37. Yeah, that is a very traumatic sequence. I have to confess, I forgot about that.

You win.

She WAS amazing in that film, even though it was just a sequence.

You know what?

I was wrong, again.

She was tremendous in that sequence, and it is also a sequence that many actresses would have refused.

She was brave. She performed that role. She owned it. She aced it.

I retract my negative comments about Natalie Portman. It's not her fault; but she has had some awful directors.

[Mike 03]

38. May I retract this thread on the basis that I had forgotten her sequence in

COLD MOUNTAIN.

She was brilliant in that sequence.

No doubt.

But I have to add, and I hope George Lucas fans don't take offense: He is one of the worst directors of human beings who has ever worked in cinema.

[Shell Beau]

39. Did you see Closer? She was brilliant in Cold Mountain, and I admit

I also forgot about her in that movie until reminded. That was a brutal part of the movie. Just rough. But, I also thought Closer was brutal in a different way. The consequences of being unfaithful hit hard with me in that movie for some reason.

[Mike 03]

40. No, I didn't like in her in CLOSER, but my sisters did.

I tried really hard to like that film, and even own it, but I can't appreciate it on any level.

Maybe one of these days I will watch it again and love it and "get" it.

I thought Natalie Portman was very mis-cast in that film. I would have cast a million other actresses before her in that particular role.

That's just me, and you know about opinions. They are like you-know-whats.