Worst acting ever!!
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The_Blu_Ray_Penguin — 9 years ago(October 23, 2016 07:15 PM)
No he is on to something. Nepotism isnt helpful in hollywood most times. I didnt even know he was related to anyone before seeing him in the episode, but found his acting to be the only thing weak in an otherwise excellent season.
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underdogdjr — 9 years ago(October 23, 2016 06:13 PM)
I wouldn't go quite as far as you did, but I did have issues with the character. I was trying to figure out if it was the acting or the character was written that way, but he was too snarky and never shut up. I found it very difficult to like him and that hurt my ability to identify with him which I think hurt the immersive aspect a bit for me. That said, I did like the premise a lot. I felt like it could have been very scary if they had more time to do a little modem horror before they shifted into the more sci fi elements but the Black Mirror m.o. Seems to be keep it short, sweet and efficient. Good premise for a feature length horror movie I think. With a different or better written lead.
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tb-sch — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 04:27 AM)
It wasn't that bad and certainly not the "Worst acting ever!!"
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moustachegai — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 04:09 AM)
I think it's a combination of acting, writing and directing that was the problem.
The guy wasn't really likeable.
*He came out of a super expensive mansion. And he was super successful with online dating. Wow, THAT stunning date and her amazing apartment?- He's physically imposing, so the horrors weren't scary because he looked like he could fend it off.
- He wasn't particularly likeable (in part due to the above writing), but his portrayel was very snarky and hipstery, and any backstory with his mother came a little too late to care, so again the horrors weren't really relatable because we felt like wanting to see him punished and by the end it was like 'meh'.
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killakippa — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 03:45 PM)
He was very unlikeable for me. For me personally he represents every character facet that is wrong with the millennial generation.
I think it was important that he was an imposing character so that there was some challenge and anticipation in breaking him.
I feel this episode wasn't really going for scary ultimately as much as eternal dread. And I think it wasn't so much the dread of seeing him punished but rather the dread of observing his hosts and how they punished him.
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moustachegai — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 05:06 AM)
I agree. All of these were very intentionally done, after all there's so much talent on display here so in a way it isn't 'worse acting' because it's what they wanted.
I think unfortunately it didn't come across with dread, nor insightful, nor entertaining/scary just a mish mash of okay. Cool spider visuals though. -
Hancockenstein — 9 years ago(October 28, 2016 09:55 PM)
huh? I thought the acting was bad, but what specifically are these facets you're talking about? he was just a loud, happy go lucky guy. what's so 'wrong' about that and what's it got to do with the millenial generation lol
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moustachegai — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 05:22 AM)
I know right? They could toned it down. Even small touches like swiping a few more faces and looking disappointed there's no match. And dressing the date and apartment to look less dream catalogue. Maybe have a couple of flatmates present. Just something to not make it so darn distracting!
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Musashi_MijaBloto — 9 years ago(October 28, 2016 02:28 PM)
I agree with the OP, that is why this episode is the last in my rank of episodes:
http://www.imdb.com/board/12085059/board/thread/262577130
But where was the director? He could have repeated some of the scenes several more times to get a decent result (or maybe he tried and failed?).
