(11-29-2016, 09:00 AM)irukandji Wrote: I think this is probably my first post in this topic. I admit, I haven't given it much thought. It isn't as though Grimm is equivalent to a show like the Twilight Zone, where the viewer's intelligence is tested with each episode.
But in judging the actors' performances in Grimm, the best I can say for any of them is that they're fair to okay.
Izzy, you judged Sasha as the best actor among the cast. In your opinion, he displays a wide range of talents and abilities. I don't have a hard time believing he's a captain in the PPD, but does that make him the best among the cast? I was thinking about the part he plays and really, what range is there to it? I mean, he's a sometimes good guy, sometimes bad guy. I don't see a lot of depth to his character.
You mentioned something very interesting about how being a father opens up deeper feelings in men. Sasha's character became a father in the series. Yet he really did nothing with it. Even if he went into complete denial or owned up that he wasn't cut out to be a father, that would be something at least.
I think Sasha is a competent actor but I agree that his role doesn't call for a lot of range. I'm not rating them as actors but BT and CC have definitely had the most demanding roles and have been asked to do far more than Sasha. I don't think Renard actually has much depth to him despite him being a good character although he was more interesting in the earlier seasons. I can't really call Sasha the best because I don't believe he's been given the chance to flex his acting muscles. I need to see more.
The two best for me have been Mitchell and Turner because they've shown me that they can play sad, happy, angry, and concerned amongst other emotions fairly well.
I think CC would be next in line because she can portray humor, sadness, seductiveness, and often times a sense of insecurity mixed with vulnerability.
I find DG to be by default rather stoic in most of his scenes no matter what emotion he's supposed to be portraying. He does well at times like the scene where he finds Kelly's head in the box. I thought he knocked that out of the park but I think his role called for a wider range of emotions since he's not a traditional Grimm and I think he's no more than adequate most of the time. I saw more emotion from his mother even though she's supposed to be the traditional Grimm.
Hornsby and Lee are great with dry humor and I believed them going crazy so they're good. They're probably a bit better than DG but not in the upper tier. I've always wondered what the show would be like if Hank were the Grimm and if it would be any different. I think Hornsby could have have succeeded in the role because I find that Nick and Hank aren't written as dissimilar as most partners on TV. I suspect that Monroe was originally supposed to be the guy who was different from Nick so there was no need to make Nick and Hank contrast in their personalities that much. Therefore, I think Hornsby could've comfortably stepped into that role.