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styleequeen — 21 years ago(July 02, 2004 02:34 AM)
Have to agree with the original poster. As a 'serious' actress (as opposed to teeny-bopper starlet), O'Conner has yet to impress me. She always slightly overacts and thus fails to ring true. I saw her in a live performance of 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof', and she was forever arching her body just a bit too much, turning with too much emphasis, being too 'extra-daily'in all her movements. It looked like a drama school production (it's hard to describe in words). It didn't help that her co-stars which included Gemma Jones and Brendan Fraser (yes, that's right, the 'Bedazzled' co-star - I was surprised too) bowled me over with their acting. Fraser in particular as he shared so many scenes with her. He managed to give off tremendous presence and intensity without going over the top like his leading lady did.
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Nolf_ — 21 years ago(July 05, 2004 08:40 PM)
Holy sh ite.wow let's all start writing essays about O'Connor's talent, good or bad.
I think that she truely is a great actress. She WAS David's mother (her name was Monica right?), she WAS Fanny in Mansfield Park (one of my favorite's and I think her best performance that I've seen). If you look at her filmography in the mid nineties to late nineties you'll notice that she doesn't have too many blockbuster films or at least "above the radar" ones. To get recognition for your talent, sometimes you have to star in some pretty crappy films. After Timeline came out, you'll see that Frances O'Connor has signed on to do quite a few films.
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bubblingbrook — 20 years ago(February 19, 2006 08:07 AM)
Nonsense - Meryl Streep would have given her usual exquisite performance in an otherwise lousy movie. I can't defend FC's performance in Timeline - it was awful. Some of the other actors in Timeline gave good performances in spite of the bad material.
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Samofthenight — 20 years ago(February 25, 2006 11:07 PM)
I was first mad when I read this comment because I thought she was amazing in A.I. then I realized I actually saw Timeline and I remember thinking that the girl in it was horrible. I can
t believe its the same girl. She looked younger in Timeline.Paul Walker was pretty bad too. Maybe bad directing? Anyway, sadly I agree.
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leahday — 20 years ago(February 26, 2006 07:12 PM)
Could everyone please just grow up!
She's not going to read this and shrink back at quit. She'll probably burst out laughing/
I'm so sick this negativity. Frances was great in Timeline, only the film should have been more like the book.
I haven't seen AI, I bet it's wonderful.
Look. You can have your opinions, but can't you just be nice and keep your negativity to yourself?
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orion_d13 — 20 years ago(March 21, 2006 08:03 PM)
We all do realize that Frances had to "act" opposite Paul Walker in Timeline? That speaks volumes.
She was fine in the role. Little or no acting needed or required for that movie. Though charisma helps, which Gerry Butler had and Paul Walker didn't. But I digress.
I do find Frances a very talented actress. Her lead role in Mansfield is still as charming as ever. She has range, for sure. And I do still love her in A.I. as her role was pivotal to making the relationship between David and his mom work.
While neither possessing exceptional beauty, I believe her to be very pretty. Her eyes give her a grace and intelligence which her acting only enhances.