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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 1121184" data-attributes="member: 158">My problem with her is that, like 75% of the actors in Hollywood, she cannot play anyone but herself. The facial expressions, the voice inflections, the demeanor - everything from Leticia Musgrove, to Ginger the Hacker, to Bond's Jinx, is Halle Berry, judging from her appearance in interviews.My target of a good actor is the ability to actually put on another persona, and make me believe they are an entirely different person, and very few fall into this category. Dustin Hoffman, Christopher Lloyd, (and believe it or not) Billy-bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie fall into this realm of character acting. But Berry, like Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, and many other actors, while entertaining, don't fall into the realm of strong ability to act IMO.That said, I'll never find myself on a broadway stage or pulling down their salaries, and I don't begrudge them their money for their hard work; but in terms of pure craftsmanship, I can't rank her very highly. She's never portrayed a character that made me hate them, or feel sorry for them, or feel anything, really.</blockquote>