Word: charisma
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Take, for example, the film’s showcase scene: Travolta and Uma Thurman dancing together in a direct nod to their iconic scene in Pulp Fiction, a movie whose success built off the relaxed rapport of its characters. Here, there is no charisma. It appears as though the actors are simply enjoying their paychecks and investing almost none of their acting passion in the scene. Eating that extra Happy Meal and killing Bill have tired out these once-sprightly performers, and the scene fails...
...team, and [it’s clear] why,” Weiss says. “Bode’s one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet, and he’s so determined. [Robbie’s] just got such charisma [and] he leads by example...
...innocence, a simplicity and a beauty that make you feel like you're not watching a manipulated piece of commercial art, which is what films are." Boyle has to feel lucky that Etel wasn't home sick that day; Millions might lack a spark without this boy's artless charisma. But the screen appeal of an untrained actor like Etel has to be weighed against the risk of his blowing lines often or being petrified by the awareness that a gigantic enterprise depends...
Judy Garland lived to the ripe age of 47 before the pills and fame took her down. But even at 25, in this genial 1948 Irving Berlin songfest with Fred Astaire, there was an eerieness to her charisma. Garland is visibly depleted, her voice often reedy, her teen sweetness now a mask. And then, by an act of sternest will, she summons the old fun, as in the numbers A Couple of Swells and I Love a Piano. The innocent girl from The Wizard of Oz is reborn, through her pain, as a depression-defying diva.. --By Richard Corliss
Halfway through Constantine, a fully clad Keanu Reeves steps into a shallow pail of water, sits on a chair next to it and holds a cat in his lap. Any actor who can retain his charisma in this weird-silly moment--can keep us watching, and admiring his dutiful nonchalance--deserves to be called a movie star...