Wasted talent
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jnorgle — 10 years ago(March 16, 2016 01:43 AM)
That's only for some people. Some people believe she has talent, amongst the dozens of other actors, and amongst people that act in maybe community plays due to the difficulty of being able to receive recognition.
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KazLuigi — 9 years ago(June 12, 2016 10:30 PM)
I think Lohan had talent but it was definitely grossly overrated. Before her meltdown she never proved that she could play anything but a highschooler or a college freshman. I don't count screen actors as anything special if they were only good teen stars. Successfully play an adult and then you are a real actor to me.
Lohan utterly failed when she had to play an adult in the atrocious Just My Luck. I really think that the one two punch of Just My Luck and I know who Killed Me showed Hollywood that Lohan was not the real deal, that she was nothing but a flash in the pan teen queen and wouldn't transition into adult roles successful.
It's not a Lohan specific problem, I think that all "teen" actors have to prove themselves as adult actors or sink. For instance I like Shailene Woodley and think that she, at 24 now, has to prove that she can play more than a teenager. She's finally at the age where she can start playing adults and she has to prove that she isn't just another teen actress waiting to fade away and I for one hope that she is more than that because I like her. -
Cirtcele — 9 years ago(June 14, 2016 08:57 PM)
The film wasn't much, but her performance in Just My Luck was fairly adequate. She was likable and realistic, in an anti-plastic good girl kind-of-way that's so prevalent and popular today (usually to contrast with the "bad girl" type. Even Lindsay's Mean Girls performance wasn't so saccharine)
I Know Who Killed Me is so grossly underrated. The Razzie nomination is only symbolic of the awards itself, certain aspects of the film (gruesome horror, and the fact one of her characters is a stripper) and her reputation at the time (It was released in the midst of a horrible period. On the flip side, that horrible period only contributed to her performance..) Her performance is very decent, even above average considering she wasn't even 21 yet. Both that film and Georgia Rule (and Bobby, Chapter 27, A Prairie Home Companion, The Canyons, The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday, even Life-Size..) show what she is capable of. -
msliberry-1 — 9 years ago(August 08, 2016 10:11 AM)
Lots of child actors have gone on to do amazing thingsJodie Foster, Leonardo DiCaprio, Drew Barrymore, Christian Bale, Ethan Hawke, Natalie Portman, Neil Patrick Harris, Anna Paquin, Seth Green, Jason Bateman, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Hayden Paintierre (sp?), Tina Majorino, Ron Howardtons! I think some have had trouble transitioning, but many have done very well. I'm sure a lot of it has to do with having a stable homelife. Lindsay's parents have been a hot mess for a very long time. Her dad was in jail while she filmed The Parent Trap! I do feel sorry for her because she doesn't have anyone around her who is truthful & supportive. Oprah tried.that was a trainwreck.
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rc1990 — 9 years ago(August 24, 2016 06:15 AM)
You obviously didn't watch A prairie home companion, Georgia Rule, Chapter 27, The canyons and Bobby. None of these are amazing films but she did give good and some great performances. I never saw Mean girls as a great performance.
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rc1990 — 9 years ago(October 04, 2016 03:36 AM)
Every actor gives a terrible performance one day or another including the greatest such as Travolta, Robert Deniro, Gary Oldman, Will Smith, Halle Berry, Tommy Lee Jones .. The liz and dick thing was catastrophe, that's for sure.
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magnusplin — 9 years ago(December 22, 2016 09:39 PM)
magnusplin's list of greatest actresses:
jane russelll
jayne mansfield
kitten natividad
uma thurman
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