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Christopher is the worst actor

I have no idea why they cast him. He's too old and too untalented to play against Cathy.

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I think the actress playing Cathy and the mother are way worse. Christopher's bad as well, but those two are cringe-worthy.

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Agreed!

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I thought he was good. It was Cathy that disappointed me.

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I don't think the acting was particularly bad. There are people that really behave like the characters in this movie, so it was for me believable.

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As the movie went on I actually found him to be better then cathy. Cathy was pretty horrendous...but I think it was mostly the script.

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I change my mind. they both suck. lol.

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He acted circles around everyone around him (Burstyn notwithstanding). He was not "too old" as well (the actor in the '87 version was).

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He was fine; and he wasn't too old to play Christopher. He really looks the part as well. anyway he wasn't given too much of an opportunity to show his acting chops; Cathy was given most of the dramatic lines, while christopher was just expected to look strong and silent. I loved the scene where he goes down on his knees and sarcastically begs the Grandmother for forgiveness! It is a powerful scene, played well.

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I agree. That scene was really good. I think these actors were a lot better than the ones in the 87 version.

Also like some people said he acted in the way I imagined Chris would act when I read the book.

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I'm actually surprised to see people criticizing the acting; i thought the performances were good all around, escpecially for a production like this. This movie is worlds better than that 1987 version..

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I thought he did fine. He reminded me a lot of how I pictured Christopher in the novel.

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He reminded me a lot of how I pictured Christopher in the novel.


I thought the same thing.

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Christ was the BEST character in the whole movie! Once he got his emotions going (when he yelled at Corrinne), he stood out from the rest.

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Christ was the BEST character in the whole movie! Once he got his emotions going (when he yelled at Corrinne), he stood out from the rest.



Yes, I thought he was great in that scene.

Actually even in that scene where they were looking at the deer being shot, he was excellent. You could see how well he internalized Chris's fear.


Mason Dye, Kiernan and Burstyn were the standouts for me in this movie.



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OT did you guys notice how gullible Chris was when it came to everything his mom said to them? He just went along with everything she said, at first i thought they were messing ard. i was glad he finally came to his senses towards the end though, but i was content with Cathy seeing straight through her mom

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Christopher being too-trusting of his mother was really part of his characterization. He was his mother's favorite and she was his favorite parent although he also deeply loved his father. Cathy in the books also always noticed Corrine always paid more attention and lavished more affection on Chris. She surmises it's because Chris looks like their Dad. Cathy for her part, is her father's favorite.

V.C. Andrews seemed to be fascinated with the Freudian theories and liked to apply it to her stories.

Chris is also characterized as very loyal to those he adores. Willingly blinds himself to the faults of his mother because he loves her very much. Later on, when his mother betrays them, he shifts his loyalty and adoration to Cathy. She becomes the only woman he can truly trust after his mother's betrayal.

Oh and I thought Mason Dye did a great job bringing Christopher to life. Physically perfect for the role and he really got all the nuances required of the character which is no easy feat considering Chris is a very quiet role.

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I liked Cathy and Christopher in this new version, but the mother and grandmother were awful. Ellen Burstyn is a brilliant actress, but I found it hard to believe the older kids would be afraid of her. When I read the book for the first time (after watching the original movie) I pictured Louise Fletcher as the grandmother...she's so scary she could make a grown man crap his pants!!

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They were all bad, except maybe for Burstyn.

And why are people referring to him by the character's name?

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Mason Dye is an actor, Christopher is a character.

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He looked like the guy who played Peter in Narnia!

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I thought Mason Dye did a great job as Chris. He really brought the character from the novel to life, the same way Kristy Swanson defined Cathy in the original. He started out as an immensely optimistic, radiant yet naive boy and was gradually brought into his senses throughout the course of the film. By the time the film had ended, Mason had managed to convey this shattered innocence within a full-fledged and traumatised Chris. Mason did justice to V.C. Andrews and I applaud him for that.

Kristy Swanson nailed Cathy. She was feisty, spirited, doubtful, sarcastic, vengeful, everything Cathy was in the books and Kiernan Shipka wasn't. I just couldn't buy Kiernan as Cathy. Corrine expresses early in the film that Cathy is "more aggressive and determined" but the character never really lived up to this characterisation. Maybe the problem was in the script, but nonetheless, I was greatly disappointed with this interpretation of Cathy. The only problem with Kristy, really (some hammy acting at times aside) was that she was in her late teens. Had she been in a production of Petals on the Wind, she would've rocked.

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Christopher was fine, I think what people don't understand is that he remained calm and casual for so long under those tough circumstances because it took him forever before he could accept that his mother was betraying her children. It seemed like there were hints that one of the reasons why it took him longer to turn against his mother than it took Cathy was that he had some incestual feelings for his mother which he then transferred to Cathy. Didn't Christopher even make the comment when he saw Cathy dressed up in adult women's clothes that she looked beautiful "like Mom"? I think the author might be suggesting that in a dysfunctional family there are layers of incest with a potential for multiple pairings within the family.

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I didn't find the actor that played Christopher to be too old. And I really hate when they cast older actors to play younger people. He certainly looked the part, and I thought his acting abilities were adequate for what was required of his part; it's really Cathy who is at the center of the story, and Christopher is kept a bit in the background. You wanna talk about "poor casting" choices? how about the 80's version of this story? Now THAT Christopher was awful, and really too old. And Cathy's fake looking wig was kind of ridiculous, as was the acting from most of that cast. i said this before, but fans should be really happy that Lifetime has picked up this series of cult books and is developing them into movies. Be especially grateful for the fact that this movie remained so faithful to the source material..

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I thought he looked the part; the good-looking all-American boy with a dark secret; his obsession for his sister.

In terms of acting ability I feared he was going be wooden but he was better than I thought he'd be. He was a background character, not the focus and he did what was needed. However, I found Shipka disappointing probably because I expected more from her and she did have a tougher role. Perhaps our judgement is coloured by our expectations. I expected less of Dye and more from Shipka.

Having watched "Petals on the Wind" I think he was much better than Nash, who played the older Chris. He was as stiff as a board!

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you've gotta be kidding! I actually thought Mason Dye (the actor who played Chris) was 1 of the better actors from the cast, better than Heather Graham and Keirnan Shipka.

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He is just an awful cast. This kid couldn't get any worst.
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