How has she regressed so severely as an actress?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Abigail Breslin
RollingInTheAngst — 10 years ago(October 25, 2015 02:09 PM)
I realize "Scream Queens" isn't the type of show where it is supposed to show off one's acting skills due to the quality and overall campy nature of the show itself, but even the content she is given, the execution is so poor.
She is miscast as Chanel #5. Her acting is just so bad, wooden, and amateur. Everything she says, it sounds so poorly exasperated and high school level. She used to be so good now, it's all just bad. -
TxMike — 10 years ago(October 26, 2015 03:40 PM)
Are you sure she has "regressed"? She was a very cute youngster who fit roles for children but what evidence do we have, what roles can you cite, where she demonstrated talent above the ordinary? You write "she used to be so good." Specifically what roles do you have in mind?
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SmokeMeAClipper — 10 years ago(December 21, 2015 06:58 AM)
Admittedly I haven't seen any of her recent roles but I think TxMike pretty much hit the nail on the head with this
She was a very cute youngster who fit roles for children but what evidence do we have, what roles can you cite, where she demonstrated talent above the ordin2000ary?
She was never an exceptional actress as a child IMO. She was always an average actress at best. However because she was a child and still cute she was able to get away with it. It's actually much more likely it has just become more obvious that she's not that great of an actress because she's older now.
The only exception I can think of is perhaps Little Miss Sunshine. The rest of her performances as a child were bland and lackluster IMO. -
johndough07 — 10 years ago(October 31, 2015 10:11 AM)
Comedy is one of the hardest types of acting.and she is great in the show. Also, as a child actressbeing on a fox show that is pretty popular right now is a very good thing. That's progressive not regressive.
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alexbarndollar — 10 years ago(November 04, 2015 02:51 PM)
I hate to say it but I agree with you. Whether it's her, the writing, or a combination of the two, she is really wooden and high school drama class in Scream Queens. I was so excited when I heard she was cast in the show, but now she is my least favorite member of the cast in terms of the performance being turned in. Not that Emma Roberts is doing amazing work, but at least her nastiness is better acted.
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csstrowbridge — 10 years ago(December 10, 2015 07:32 AM)
Do you remember a show called Cybill? Cybill Shepherd plays a struggling actress and in one episode she gets a role in a commercial. However, the director is so bad and gives her such bad direction that her friends make fun of her performance. I think that's the case with this show. The writing and the directing were weak enough that the actors looked bad as a result.
I've seen her do other films recently and she's a lot better is all of them. -
QueenJackieB — 10 years ago(December 24, 2015 10:12 AM)
She's having the same problem Dakota Fanning is having.
Talented compared to her competition as a child because she was precocious and ahead of her time. Now everyone has caught up and she hasn't changed shxt.
Both need to step it up if they want to compete in the adult world because both are super bland for their acting now compared to what they used to be. -
TxMike — 10 years ago(December 26, 2015 07:07 AM)
Most child actors have this issue. Remember what a hot commodity Haley Joel Osment was when he was a little boy? Now he has a hard time getting plum roles. How about Elijah Wood? Hallie Eisenberg? Mara Wilson ('Matilda')? Jonathan Lipnicki ('Jerry Maguire'). And the list could go on, cute kid actors who failed to become hot stars as adults.
The ones who make a successful transition from cute child actor to accomplished adult actor are few, Breslin may be one that fails. She has made a lot of money, I hope her financial advisors have most of it invested.
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QueenJackieB — 10 years ago(December 26, 2015 09:18 AM)
Elijah Wood arguably has been still relevant as an adult.
That aside, I see what you are saying. It just seemed that since Fanning and Breslin were still doing ok as older kids they would make the transition well. But they haven't. I see Dakota just becoming a director at this point. -
Robbmonster — 9 years ago(April 30, 2016 08:02 AM)
It's worth remembering that not all child actors want to become 'hot stars' as adults.
They don't always get to have normal childhoods, and come to crave that normalcy as an adult. I'm sure some retreat deliberately just as often as opportunities dry up for others.
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MelonQueen — 10 years ago(January 13, 2016 02:22 PM)
She's having the same problem Dakota Fanning is having.
I wouldn't say Dakota Fanning and Abigail Breslin are comparable tbh.
Unlike Breslin, Fanning was a talented child actress who had potential to develop into a great adult actress.
I would say that Fanning has regressed an an actress; she has yet to reach the same level she did as a child. This is made even more obvious now that she's competing with other actresses in her age group, e.g Jennifer Lawrence and Saoirse Ronan who are already miles ahead of her. She really has to step up her game if she wants to keep up imo.
Breslin on the other hand was an average child actress who has grew up to be an average adult actress. -
KazLuigi — 10 years ago(October 25, 2015 02:09 PM)
I wouldn't say Fanning has regressed but she definitely isn't a really good adult actress and maybe she never will be. Breslin is cute and is an okay actress but she was never amazing. I don't mind her though.
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Thenewnexus — 10 years ago(January 17, 2016 05:07 AM)
i have not seen the show the previews looked terrible. Abigail was great in little miss sunshine and The Call she does have talent her choice in projects might be questionable though
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ExplorerDS6789 — 10 years ago(January 17, 2016 11:43 PM)
I'll say one thing, Abigail is still a phenominally better actress than her friend Chloe Grace Moretz. Want proof? Here it is: she beat out Chloe for her role in August: Osage County, while having a 103 degree temperature! Even when deathly ill, Abigail Breslin can act circles around that girl. And besides, I'd rather be remembered as Olive Hoover than Hit-Girl.
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flowerstardust1979 — 9 years ago(May 11, 2016 04:45 PM)
You can't go by Scream Queens. Her character was highly annoying as it was meant to be. All of the Chanel's were meant to be spoilt, unintelligent, whigny brats. Except Emma Roberts who is actually highly annoying in everything. Abigail did a really good job in The Call. I don't think she has regressed. Yes she was exceptional especially in Little Miss Sunshine, but she was a child playing child parts. Watch The Call. It's a really good thriller.
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