Natalie Portman: Peaked in Beautiful Girls?

[Elster88]

The Star Wars prequels, at least, can be blamed on the script. A lot of good actors looked awful in those movies.

[Elster88]

IMDB
My Blueberry Nights (2007) (pre-production)
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) (filming) .... Molly Mahoney
Goya's Ghosts (2006) (post-production) .... Ines/Alicia
... aka Caprichos de Goya, Los (Spain: dubbed version)
Paris, je t'aime (2006) .... Francine - segment 'Faubourg Saint-Denis'
V for Vendetta (2005) .... Evey Hammond
... aka V for Vendetta: At the IMAX (UK: IMAX version)
... aka V wie Vendetta (Germany)
Free Zone (2005) .... Rebecca
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) .... Padmé
... aka Revenge of the Sith (USA: short title)
... aka Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (USA: promotional title)
Domino One (2005) .... Dominique Bellamy
Closer (2004/I) .... Alice
True (2004) .... Francine
Garden State (2004) .... Sam
Cold Mountain (2003) .... Sara
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) .... Senator Padmé Amidala
... aka Attack of the Clones (USA: short title)
... aka Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title))
... aka Star Wars II (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (USA: video box title)
Where the Heart Is (2000) .... Novalee Nation
Anywhere But Here (1999) .... Ann August
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) .... Queen Padmé Amidala
... aka Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (USA: video box title)
... aka The Phantom Menace (USA: short title)
Mars Attacks! (1996) .... Taffy Dale
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) .... Laura Dandridge
Beautiful Girls (1996) .... Marty
Heat (1995) .... Lauren Gustafson
Developing (1995) .... Nina
Léon (1994) .... Mathilda
... aka Leon (UK)
... aka The Cleaner
... aka The Professional (USA)

[Centerfield]

I've seen the prequels a few times. Sure, the dialogue is bad, and the directing was probably worse, but there is no excuse for those performances. Her "romantic" scenes with Anakin...they're unspeakably bad.

As far as peaking, I haven't seen a lot of the stuff on that list, but from what I remember, she was ok in Garden State. Awful in Closer.

[Elster88]

Centerfield wrote: I've seen the prequels a few times. Sure, the dialogue is bad, and the directing was probably worse, but there is no excuse for those performances. Her "romantic" scenes with Anakin...they're unspeakably bad.

I dunno. I think any actress would've been just as unspeakably bad in those scenes. Or worse. I don't blame her.

'Course, I also don't WANT to blame her because she's a button.

[Elster88]

The lack of response makes me think no one knows who I'm talking about. Maybe this will jog some memories:

[Benjamin Grimm]

I recognize the site of that last image, it's David Letterman's set in the Ed Sullivan Theater.

I think the only time I've ever seen Natalie, other than on Dave's show, was her brief role in Cold Mountain.

[Elster88]

That first shot was taken in my apartment.

Not that you should recognize my apartment.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I love what you've done with the place.

[Vic Sage]

she broke thru as a kid with her performance in THE PROFESSIONAL, which is a terrific movie. After another great performance in BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, the only things she's been even decent in are GARDEN STATE and V FOR VENDETTA.

I do not hold the STAR WARS movies against her. Lucas' total inability to direct actors is self-evident (even in the original trilogy), and only the greatest actors in the world (Alec Guiness, James Earl Jones) could survive his awful dialogue. Even such excellent actors as Liam Neeson and Ewen McGregor barely rise above mediocrity. Portman is beautiful and talented but lacks the requisite skill to rise above Lucas' prattle (the same for the male manniquen who played Anniken). I haven't seen her in CLOSER yet, but i've got the dvd at home, waiting to be watched.

I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt for a while longer, before consigning her to the "child actor who didn't make the transition" scrap heap.

[metsmarathon]

she was in mars attacks? man, i love that movie...

[metirish]

Nudity Warning


Natalie bares all

[Vic Sage]

thank you.
thank you very much.

[nymr83]

I saw Mars Attacks and didn't even remember her being in it. I haven't seen anything else on that list other than the horrible Star Wars wannabes

[Elster88]

I can't breathe.

[dgwphotography]

She needs to eat a few cookies...

[metirish]

Ok guys you are going to love this.....you can download the movie for free in iTunes....Wes Anderson's short "Hotel Chevalier" is a prologue to The Darjeeling Limited" .



http://www.cinecon.com/news/974/wes-andersons-hotel-chevalier-now-on-itunes/

[nymr83]

someone let me know how nude she gets and if i should bother.

[metirish]

What you see in the link " Natalie bares all" is what you see in the movie, it's a 12 minuute movie.

[metirish]

To me her baring all is not a big deal, anyway I liked the movie and loved the song in it.....

Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) by Peter Sarstedt

[Fman99]

Oooh, she has got a big ole' behind! I mean, I'd like to slap some barbecue sauce on that big ol' butt and just uh burr burr burr burr burrrr. OOwwwwooooo!!!!

[Edgy MD]

Great work, guys. You broke the new poster.

[Fman99]

Edgy DC wrote: Great work, guys. You broke the new poster.

Ha! No wonder my brain hurts.