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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 4667082" data-attributes="member: 2525">[cross-post from CM]In my opinion Eliza Dushku is not a good actress.  I know that is not going to fit well with some Buffy and Angel fans.  But, it's my strong opinion.She's soap-opera level.  90210 level.  She exaggerates lines because she seems to think that is "acting".  She makes for a fine supporting character, because she is pretty and can hold down a character actor role good enough to get by. In fact, she can make a pretty good one-dimensional actor if there is enough smart alec in there to distract from the fact that she cannot portray more than one personality. But she cannot play the lead in this kind of show that calls for depth of personality, and have the show be good.  And she isn't going to get any better - because she has enough experience to have had that development happen already, and it did not.And because she is not a good actress, or good enough for this kind of role at least, I think the show will fail.Others will of course disagree.  I suspect most who disagree come from a background of already liking her from Angel and Buffy.  Some respectable sources seem to agree with me on this one.  For example, the San Francisco Chronicle said:Star-Ledger:Popwatch:Waterloo Record (Canada):There are a dozen other actresses with the right look, and better acting ability, available to play this role.  I fear Joss falling for Eliza, on a personal level, has blinded him to her lack of acting depth sufficient to play this role.  And because she is also a producer, I think there is no way out.  She is stuck with the role, he wrote the role for her, bent over backwards for her by going with Fox (where she is obligated under contract), and he gave her a truck load of cash and a percentage through production rights.  So, the show fails or succeeds with her, and I think it fails because of her.  And this time, she may take Joss down with her.</blockquote>

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