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Alicia Vikander was so miscast - mid 20 year old 2nd in command of CIA??

posted 9 years ago by okibabe
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the movie was enjoyable overall. too much trite 'technology' shots on screen along with outlandish timeframes of activating communications.

however, pretty much everytime Vikander was on screen I just thought that she gave me no feeling that she had the chops to be in the position that she had in the movie. And her line near the end about 'these are my people, i understand them' about adapting the CIA to the Millenials..... too precious.

could have used better editing.

Vincent Cassel was spot on like always.

[–] landge-richard 9 years ago

Here is hoping if a sequel is made the movie opens with her getting shot. It was brutal

[–] llenllawg 9 years ago

Definitely miscast. She is actually a good actress, but in this role she had zero facial emotions/expressions.

[–] ke_neth1981 9 years ago

Total mismatch. That grim reaper(no nonsense) attitude would have gone well with say, a Jessica Lange.

[–] LenaAFoster 9 years ago

Hollywood used to do a better job of hiding casting couch careers... In the internet age, where everyone can speak their opinions in real time, it's harder to avoid the Elephant in the room. Which is... Vikander is a Weinstein girl...nothing at all special about her in screen presence, beauty or acting ability... Yet she keeps getting pushed as the new "it" girl...

Funny how you can't make the public believe it though no matter how many movies you set up an average actor or actress in...by comparison...Sylvester Stallone...not a beauty...not a great actor arguably...but yeah...his movies sold... because he had that ability to connect with the audience...

Vikander is a blank stare.. ...she's not a public favorite... Weinstein and his buds just keep pushing her out on the public hoping she'll stick...a big fail...another case in point... Bette Midler...or Streisand...complete opposite to this nonsense...not attractive but yet the public loved them...

Galena

*Free speech opinion w/ pseudonym internet moniker w/o malice for debate and discussion🌈

[–] stardama69 8 years ago

Have you seen The Man from UNCLE ? She was much, much more charming than in JB.

"I don't care what you believe in, just believe in something ! No matter what..."

[–] bishop-69757 9 years ago

I think a talented 20 something year old actress could work in that role but I agree Alicia was the weak link. They wanted to cast some hot chick instead of a good actress. Her acting belongs on the CW network not Bourne.

[–] simonpcpearson 8 years ago

Vikander was the only cast member who made an effort.

[–] coljjr 8 years ago

Honestly don't think she was miscast

[–] TheCharlieMonster 8 years ago

Even with the age issue? People I went to the movie with actually all agreed on that one thing - that she was far too young for them to believe she would even be considered for such a high position in the agency. That's not really to do with her acting but the script itself but casting her didn't help.

[–] jmichael3387 8 years ago

Hollywood does this all the time. 20-year-old model women are CIA Directors, Commanders of the most important space missions, the top fight expert and trainers in the world....no surprise.

It's just that I won't go see this movie.

[–] TheCharlieMonster 8 years ago

I think it's more glaring in the light of previous casting (ie. Joan Allen). The role of Pamela Landy was great. She was tough and intelligent without being a bitch. I think Pam Landy is the standard everyone compares this role to and there really is no comparison.

Julia Stiles, at the same age, was cast in a junior role at the agency so that fit.

[–] mrcellfizh-674-290627 8 years ago

She was the classic feminist narrative character. How she treats her male colleagues, how she refers to older men as "the past", how she uses words like Empowered. This is obviously liberalism ruining everything by putting unrealistic characters on movies.

[–] drunkee78 8 years ago

Poor AV. She probably realized it herself that she was a miscast for that role too, which brought about the whole meh performance.