We are talking a script that is not merely bad, but bad on a level of magnitude which makes other bad scripts look like Oscar material.
There are too many examples to list here. But let us just say that the scene where Sam Rockwell suddenly and out of nowhere declares his love for Knightly -- after barely getting to know her from a few conversations while she is staying over with his teenage daughter, a declaration of love uttered while he is acting as her lawyer in a police station trying to deal with drunk driving charges -- rings as true as a statement from the Federal Reserve as to why the problems in the economy are not THEIR fault.
Once you factor in the bad script, you realize it becomes hard if not impossible for any of the actors to rise to the occasion. It is like hobbling a race horse and then expecting it to show or place.
That said, Knightly tries but never, not once, connects with her character. CSM rides to the finish on charm alone and I believe one day the right role will arrive for her and she will go A-List. Rockwell puts in the closest thing to a credible performance.
And the turtle unburdened by dialog also does a nice job,
There are too many examples to list here. But let us just say that the scene where Sam Rockwell suddenly and out of nowhere declares his love for Knightly -- after barely getting to know her from a few conversations while she is staying over with his teenage daughter, a declaration of love uttered while he is acting as her lawyer in a police station trying to deal with drunk driving charges -- rings as true as a statement from the Federal Reserve as to why the problems in the economy are not THEIR fault.
Once you factor in the bad script, you realize it becomes hard if not impossible for any of the actors to rise to the occasion. It is like hobbling a race horse and then expecting it to show or place.
That said, Knightly tries but never, not once, connects with her character. CSM rides to the finish on charm alone and I believe one day the right role will arrive for her and she will go A-List. Rockwell puts in the closest thing to a credible performance.
And the turtle unburdened by dialog also does a nice job,