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Her performance in Me Before You

posted 9 years ago by alidede
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First of all, I like her a lot and rooting for her.

But as of lately some of her acting was not good at all. For instance the scene in the beach where she supposed to be devastated in Me before you is not captured at all. The director didnt show her face for most part of the scene probably due to her acting.

I mean its such a pity because I like her a lot I want her to be good but even me looking at it subjectively as a fan still cant say she is a good actor.

I hope she gets better. Maybe she needs to work with a director more suited for her.

[–] Horse_Latitudes 9 years ago

She was awful in Terminator, but is great in Game of Thrones. I think it's because of script and dialogue. A bad screenwriter can ruin an actor.

[–] Sammy35-873-772735 9 years ago

She was good in her role, she played completely differemt from "Games of Thrones", her role was supposedly to be like that. I prefer her in more serious roles and she should get roles of strong women not a sweet lovey dovey.😐

[–] Drogonn 8 years ago

I also subliminally noticed the tendency to not show Emilia's face in the beach scene but didn't necessarily attribute it to anything. The relatively few shots of her face in the scene were fairly convincing.

Overall I think her acting was about as good as it gets. She was a bundle of vibrant emotional energy which was exactly the contrast that was desired opposite Sam Claflin's more-stoic character. I thought this role as Clark is also the perfect counter to her portrayal of Daenerys in Game of Thrones.

While GoT gives her a solid foundation for any future roles that require a strong feminine lead. Me Before You displays her very wide emotional range. In the meantime, her frequent appearances on talk shows etc show her to be a lovable person who would seemingly be a blast to work with on set. I don't know that you could ask for anything more from anyone in Hollywood. She's great!