Originally posted by: InfoDroid
I always hear about Hayden's bad acting, but people rarely complain about Natalie Portman's practically unwatchable performance in all three prequels. Yet, she does the movie "Closer" and gets nominated for an Oscar.

[drool] And who wouldn't have nominated her after the scenes of her at work.

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But seriously... I haven't seen Hayden in anything other than SW but I honestly believe he probably can act. Portman was acting rings around the PT in 'Leon' when she was, what, 10 years old or something? Almost everyone cast in the PT were decent to great actors- that point alone shows that a good director makes or breaks a film.