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She needs more dramatic roles.

posted 15 years ago by codebreaker2001
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Now, let me tell you, a majority of the films I've heard her be in are genre specific, namely action and horror. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind them, but I saw an episode of "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit," that has her in it. To me, her performance was amazing, and it wasn't even an action role or a horror movie role. She did what so few actresses that have guest starred on that show haven't done, she made me actually believe that she was a victim of rape.

That performance had to be the first truly dramatic role I've seen Kelly Hu perform. And I'm surprised she hasn't gotten a lot more dramatic roles. She definitely needs more dramatic roles in my opinion. What do you think? Should she stick with the typical action/horror stuff or should she be given a chance to perform a few more dramatic roles?

But this one's eating my popcorn!

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[–] teachers-rule 15 years ago

Actually, what she needs is acting lessons!

KELLY HU SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[–] codebreaker2001 15 years ago

You're entitled to your opinion, and I don't mean to be rude, but I think you believe every actress sucks (I'm saying this primarily because of what I've read in your forum post history).

But this one's eating my popcorn!

[–] zagyg-yragerne 15 years ago

And you need some life and politeness lessons.

[–] codebreaker2001 15 years ago

Zagyg- I couldn't agree with you more about that. I have reason to suspect that Teacher skimmed through my post and then just commented with a typical cut and paste of "she sucks" (going from his past posts, which makes me suspect that he feels that 95% of all actresses, if not all actresses in general, "suck."). I have reason to suspect that he's a bit of a misogynistic.

But this one's eating my popcorn!

[–] butterK 15 years ago

She definitely needs more dramatic roles. You should have seen her in Vampire Diaries. While technically it was a horror/action role it was still a good dramatic role for her, IMO. Her character was a badass, but still had a very vulnerable and loving side as well. Kelly played the character very well and it's a real shame that the role was so brief and was written off the way it was. It's also a shame that the pilot for a show she was going to star in was not picked up.

""Odds," from WBTV, is a buddy-cop show set in Las Vegas, where the police are as outrageous as the crimes they solve.

Innovative-repped Hu will play the tough-as-nails ADA who pushes the guys to deconstruct the bizarre crime scenes and serves as the moral voice of the show."

http://kelly.bijou-bleu.org/

From the looks of it, the character she played was going to be important in the show, as well a very different character from the ones she's played before.

IMO, in the 90's and the early 00's she tended to flounder between being good and being mediocre. I feel she's really stepped up her acting in more recent years and become a much more consistently good and interesting actress.

[–] chris-marvelrobbins 14 years ago

I agree with you.She was great on The Vampire Diaries.She appearing on it was the reason I deceded to check on what kind of Vampire show it was.Kelly did
great as Pearl.

A big problem Is lately she does a lot more Voice over jobs than actully
appearing In the flesh In movies or tv.

Vampire Diaries was the most visable work she has done since X2.

I can remember watching her on nash Bridges and martial law.Of course that
shows my age.

[–] Rena_Mahone 11 years ago

Have you seen Farm House? She was excellent in it. A perfect psycho bi**h.

Boycott movies that involve real animal violence! (and their directors too)