Season 3 episode 2
This guy has to be the worst actor ever, he ruined a show which could have been decent otherwise. I don't think any episodes of this show are Great, but this one is the worst I've seen yet (I've only seen three or four episodes) only watching out of boredom.
his dad is a pretty good actor but maybe he got it from his mom Goldie because she sucked.
shareHe was fine, looks like you have something personal against him.
shareNo he is on to something. Nepotism isnt helpful in hollywood most times. I didnt even know he was related to anyone before seeing him in the episode, but found his acting to be the only thing weak in an otherwise excellent season.
shareI wouldn't go quite as far as you did, but I did have issues with the character. I was trying to figure out if it was the acting or the character was written that way, but he was too snarky and never shut up. I found it very difficult to like him and that hurt my ability to identify with him which I think hurt the immersive aspect a bit for me. That said, I did like the premise a lot. I felt like it could have been very scary if they had more time to do a little modem horror before they shifted into the more sci fi elements but the Black Mirror m.o. Seems to be keep it short, sweet and efficient. Good premise for a feature length horror movie I think. With a different or better written lead.
Honestly sounds like a personal problem. It wasn't that bad and certainly not the "Worst acting ever!!"
shareIt wasn't that bad and certainly not the "Worst acting ever!!"True. People should really try to differentiate if they want to discuss. This is just a typical statement of someone blurting out his opinion without adding anything meaningful to the conversation. share
Nope. There's definitely been worse. Pretty sure.
shareI think it's a combination of acting, writing and directing that was the problem.
The guy wasn't really likeable.
*He came out of a super expensive mansion. And he was super successful with online dating. Wow, THAT stunning date and her amazing apartment?
* He's physically imposing, so the horrors weren't scary because he looked like he could fend it off.
* He wasn't particularly likeable (in part due to the above writing), but his portrayel was very snarky and hipstery, and any backstory with his mother came a little too late to care, so again the horrors weren't really relatable because we felt like wanting to see him punished and by the end it was like 'meh'.
Thank you moustachegai. That is how you add something meaningful to the discussion. The OP can take a lesson. Stop polluting the Internet with generic, BS opinions.
shareHe was very unlikeable for me. For me personally he represents every character facet that is wrong with the millennial generation.
I think it was important that he was an imposing character so that there was some challenge and anticipation in breaking him.
I feel this episode wasn't really going for scary ultimately as much as eternal dread. And I think it wasn't so much the dread of seeing him punished but rather the dread of observing his hosts and how they punished him.
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I agree. All of these were very intentionally done, after all there's so much talent on display here so in a way it isn't 'worse acting' because it's what they wanted.
I think unfortunately it didn't come across with dread, nor insightful, nor entertaining/scary just a mish mash of okay. Cool spider visuals though.
huh? I thought the acting was bad, but what specifically are these facets you're talking about? he was just a loud, happy go lucky guy. what's so 'wrong' about that and what's it got to do with the millenial generation lol
Plot hole - Aspect of a film that is misunderstood or missed while using your smart phone.
And he was super successful with online dating. Wow, THAT stunning date and her amazing apartment?
I know right? They could toned it down. Even small touches like swiping a few more faces and looking disappointed there's no match. And dressing the date and apartment to look less dream catalogue. Maybe have a couple of flatmates present. Just something to not make it so darn distracting!
shareI agree with the OP, that is why this episode is the last in my rank of episodes:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/board/thread/262577130
But where was the director? He could have repeated some of the scenes several more times to get a decent result (or maybe he tried and failed?).