Another HBP review: Tom Felton doesn’t need dialogue to stand out

Thanks to Eva, we have a translation of a nice Czech review of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” In it, they have very nice things to say about Tom Felton – as is typical with these reviews, it seems!

Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy has most notably improved his acting. Michael Gambon and Alan Rickman do their usual outstanding jobs. Daniel Radcliffe and most of the other ‘kids’ got better already in the previous installment.

However, Tom Felton’s improvement really stands out. The script doesn’t provide him with much dialogue, but he doesn’t need it. Movements and gestures are sufficient for him. His Draco is so anguished by inner demons that at some moments you can’t help but feel sorry for him. In fact, he performed so well, he draws the attention to himself even when standing next to Alan Rickman.

Thanks, Eva!

14 thoughts on “Another HBP review: Tom Felton doesn’t need dialogue to stand out

  1. awsum! all of that is soooo true, he improved so much and he stands out hepz!! hes my fav character nxt 2 neville!! 😛

  2. True. Body language speaks more than words would in such case, I can rely to that once more. What one’s trying to hide, his body language reveals it to the world to see, no matter how hard one wants others to be convinced it’s otherwise, as Tom has perfectly grabbed it across his performance. And that’s why this latest performance of his as Draco remains a wonderful gift to my eyes…

    With Love,

    Sam.

  3. Agrees whole heartedly. He has amazing expressions, particularly in his eyes, which is really hard to do. Nice Job TommyBoy (;

  4. On the web from my phone couldnt help myself class was boring me needed to know whats new on feltbeats so true about the review body language is so much better then dialog 🙂

  5. the only reason i want to see HP6 movie apart from the reason that im crazy for harry potter books and movies…is that i want to see Tom and Alan…to me the entire movie revolves around these 2 ppl..other then harry(dan) that is….

  6. “In fact, he performed so well, he draws the attention to himself even when standing next to Alan Rickman.” The ultimate compliment!! But it’s true, I must testify I *wasn’t yet* particularly Tom’s fan by then but the statement was true to me too.

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