Comments on: Halle Berry: Swimming Beyond Her Depth Since 1993*.

By: Theories For Peer Review: The Pinkett-Berry Effect « Entropy Inc.

Theories For Peer Review: The Pinkett-Berry Effect « Entropy Inc. — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:24:39 +0000

[...] spoken anecdotally about the cinematographic shortcomings of Halle Berry and Jada Pinkett-Smith (see comments) but in light of slb’s review of “Lakeview [...]

By: Theories For Peer Review: The Pinkett-Berry Effect « PostBourgie

Theories For Peer Review: The Pinkett-Berry Effect « PostBourgie — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:15:42 +0000

[...] spoken anecdotally about the cinematographic shortcomings of Halle Berry and Jada Pinkett-Smith (see comments) but in light of slb’s review of “Lakeview [...]

By: rmf

rmf — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:42:52 +0000

She is generally a terrible actress and I think you’re right, she should be confined to the role of sassy girlfriend lending support to lead character. Love that short haircut though, she works it. Can’t hate on that…

By: kjen

kjen — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:39:12 +0000

When going through periods of self-doubt about my talent it helps to think of others that perservered inspite of their lack of talent. I admire Berry for her work ethic as evidenced by her success. Oh yeah, there are certain prejudices that worked in her favor but overall she wasn’t the most talented or prettiest actresses, but she relentlessly pursued her dream…and so she is where she is.

By: G.D.

G.D. — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:57:31 +0000

She does benefit from societal prejudices, whether it’s her fault or not.

There are actresses of color more talented than she is. But they will never have her platform, because she gets roles that aren’t given to ‘black’ actresses.

By: Resee

Resee — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:54:08 +0000

I am so tired of everyone talking about she’s ‘acceptably black’ and making it her fault that the world is the way it is. Judge society SEPERATELY – and thanks for understanding, Resee’s fan

By: G.D.

G.D. — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:02:43 +0000

It’s personal? She sucks. A lot of people think she sucks.

She isn’t the best black actress in Hollywood. Not by a long shot. she’s ‘acceptably black,’ which makes her the most bankable.

but she’s a middling actress, at best.

By: Resee's fan

Resee's fan — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:55:09 +0000

Well said, Resee. Well said.

I agree with you 100% when you said, “… you should be congratulating Ms. Berry for coming outside the box that many black actresses seem unable to escape from.”

By: Resee

Resee — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:54:01 +0000

Wow. It sounds like the author of this article has more than just a problem with Halle’s movies. Sounds like it may be personal. I just don’t think that you should be so worried about Halle getting the “roles much better black actresses would’ve prostrated themselves at the feet of directors for”. I think she a pretty good actress and has made the best out of most scripts given to her. She’s making films that cross the board and identify her as an actress, not just a black actress. She’s transcended race in so many ways. So, instead of jumping down her throat, I think you should be congradulating Ms. Berry for coming outside the box that many black actresses seem unable to escape from.

By: Big Word

Big Word — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:57:49 +0000

I beg to differ. Halle Berry is fine enough to get a pass from me. As far as I’m concerned they should give her moms an Oscar for givin birth to her. Stacey Dash, too.

By: quadmoniker

quadmoniker — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:47:58 +0000

Well, “In the Cut” was a good example, but again, Meg was much older and was already solidified in stardom. Also, she’s never gotten an Oscar. The biggest omission here is Hilary Swank, Hilary Two-time-Oscar-winner-I’m-just-a-poor-girl-from-the-trailer-park Swank, who always manages miserable accents and got lucky once because she was broke and ended up in a really terrific, ground-breaking indie flick. Hilary and Halle, one and the same.

By: brran1

brran1 — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:23:14 +0000

I don’t personally feel as if Halle is a bad actress, but at the same time, I think there are scores of other black actresses (ok maybe 3) that can portray dramatic roles way better than she can. Halle, I think it’s time to produce and let another undervalued black actress grab one of those roles.

By: DrZRM

DrZRM — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:42:09 +0000

quadmoniker, I offer in response to your Meg Ryan argument…”In the Cut.” I gotta agree with Shawn L, free Halle to make mediocre films, at least she’s not Scientologist yet. Have she and Will Smith starred in anything together yet?

By: quadmoniker

quadmoniker — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:12:18 +0000

Shawn L: I get your point, but I would beg to differ on a few of those. First, I’m not sure Darryl Hannah has a career. Second, Meg Ryan pretty much stuck to the cloyingly sweet, so I’m not so sure she made her career out of reaching beyond her depth even if she tried a few roles here and there. Lastly, just because the others are bad doesn’t make Halle any less bad. I mean, I think we can all agree, they’re all really pretty. . . .

Jenny: What is the writer “trying” to do?

By: Honey

Honey — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:17:56 +0000

@ UniverseExpanding,

yeah. the universe IS expanding and this expansion is speeding up! ;D