Quote Originally Posted by Kraxis
He couldn't carry it?!
I beg to differ. His inherent looks of selfdoubt are in fact very in line with his character. He might not be a dialogist, but he is kept clear of that and allowed to be himself to a great extent. If that is not your view of the character then say so, but to say that Bloom didn't do what he was casted for with ample skill is simply wrong.
I do not say he was the best, but he was not wrong either.
I also beg to differ.
He wasn't bad, no. When he was not being a leader of large numbers of people the part suited him. Like I said, it worked at the start of the movie and throughout the sequence where he works his land. Where he started struggling was when he was portrayed as an inspiring figure and leader of Jerusalem; he simply didn't quite have the powerful acting to make that side of his character believable.

Really not knocking him. There are actors who would have (and have) done far worse, but this movie needed someone with a bit more strength to carry the film, and in that regard he didn't quite nail it.

Perhaps I should see the movie again; maybe without such high expectations as before I can enjoy it on it's own merits.