Emma Watson - Reviews from Prisoner of Azkaban Era
Aint it cool news.com:
First off all, these kids have improved ten
fold. Especially the kid who plays Hermione. And believe
me, she'll be smokin' at 18. These kids actually make
you believe they've been through these past few years
Aint it cool news.com #2:
And Emma Watson (to reawaken an old AICN catchphrase)
is the sexiest tomboy beanpole on the planet. And if
you're against people drooling over teenage girls, you
can say she will be the future sexiest tomboy beanpole
on the planet. Here's to hoping I'll be around her when
she turns 18. Well she proves she's the one of the 3
with the biggest acting potential.
Aint it cool news.com #3:
Then there's young Emma Watson. Every now and
again you see an actress so young and gifted that she
makes one take pause. As she continues to mature in
this series, I think there will be not a single boy
or adult male that doesn't have a schoolboy crush on
her. She'll punch a prick in the prow, she'll turn back
the ages and work wonders for the sake of her friends.
She's thankless and gifted. She's a miniature adolescent
Grace Kelly on a series of REAR WINDOW adventures and
one can't help but envy the boy with the cast on his
leg exasperated by her every entrance, statement and
movement. She is a lady of the highest order.
EDGE Boston:
Emma Watson in particular has the look of a
future star about her; you heard it here first.
Waffle Movies.com
Much the same can be said of Emma Watson's
performance as Hermione as she works harder than everyone
else to succeed. Maybe it's because she will always
be known as the "mudblood" and must show them
that she is more than an equal?
Boston Herald.com
On the train to Hogwarts, Harry, the impish
Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and fetching Hermione Granger
(Emma Watson, who has had quite a growth spurt) (...)Granger
is a quintessential British girl-next-door.
Flipide Movie Emporium.com
The three young leads have settled into their
respective parts marvelously, and can consistently find
unseen nuances in the beloved heroes they have come
to embody.
Philadelphia Daily News.com
"Azkaban" shows Daniel Radcliffe
(Harry), Emma Watson (Hermione) and Rupert Grint (Ron)
growing as teens and as actors, a crucial factor as
Harry wanders farther into the swamp of adolescence.
U-daily News.com
Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson)
have grown funnier and more mysterious, respectively.
Zap2it.com
Watching the cast grow up during these movies
is a treat, too. As Hermione, Emma Watson is becoming
beautiful and more vain. "Is that really what my
hair looks like from the back?" she exclaims when
she has a rare opportunity to see the back of her own
head. She becomes more aware of Ron, (Rupert Grint)
as their hands sometimes touch and they deny their attraction
toward each other.
Cinema Blend.com
That maturity has worked wonders not only on
Radcliffe, but on the supporting players of Hermione
(Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) as well. In response,
Hermione has garnered a much larger role this time around,
playing Harry's determined partner while Ron stands
in the background trying to make his hair look as red
as possible. (...) Emma Watson to inch closer to becoming
the real star of these films.
Phoenix New Yimes.com
Rupert Grint has finally had his voice break,
but he's not a lot of use, unless you consider infinite
utterances of the word "brilliant" to be useful.
There are hints dropped to a future potential romance
with Hermione (Emma Watson), which can only be because
she needs someone helpless to take care of.
One Guy's Opinion.com
Watson and Grint exchange places from the second
film; she was in the background in Chamber, while he
took a larger role in the action. In Prisoner, he has
less to do and she more, but both carry off their assigned
tasks confidently.
Critic doctor.com
Radcliffe is good at suggesting a darker, crankier
side to Harry and Grint is quite funny as Ron, who appears
to be developing a mega-crush on Hermione almost against
his will. You can hardly blame him for she is still
one of the most interesting characters in the film and
this time, she gets a hilarious subplot in which the
overachiever seems to be appearing in every single class
in the curriculum-even the ones that take place at the
same time.
Guide Live.com
The radiant Hermione, never plagued by self-doubts,
is even more emphatic than before (...) Emma Watson's
Hermione is a vision of spirited intelligence.
The Juicy Cerebellum.com
Hermione (Emma Watson) is dabbling in girl
power as much as she is her studies (...) Emma Watson,
still the best of the three actors, does an excellent
job transforming from the bookish type to a girl able
to hold her own against the bullying Draco Malfoy (Tom
Felton).
Steve Rhodes Internet review
Of the three, only Watson demonstrates the
spunk and charisma that suggests she might have a chance
for a long career after she has stopped Pottering. And,
interestingly, she is the only one of three who has
never performed in a Potterless film.
The Movie Boy.com
As Harry, Ron, and Hermione, Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson are, by now, fully at
ease and comfortable within their characters' skin and
are nicely growing along with their film counterparts.
Watson is especially likable and natural as the brainy,
know-it-all Hermione, and she, Radcliffe, and Grint
share several lovely moments together that cement the
growth of their friendship in a way that was sorely
missing from "Chamber of Secrets."
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Already near the top of just about every Web-obsessed
sicko's Countdown to Legal Age Meter at 14, Watson's
budding sexuality is impossible to ignore, but Cuarón
makes the wise play of acknowledging her development
without drawing perverse attention to it. Watson and
the 15-year-old Grint dance the tentative tap number
of curious friends starting to see one another as the
opposite sex like virtuosos, with a fleeting hand grab
here, a consoling hug that goes on a little too long
there - and the delightfully awkward habit of inferring
too much subtext in the suggestion "Maybe we should
move closer."
Frank Ochieng at TheWorldJournal.com
In particular, Watson is given a juicy subplot
to work with and one can also notice her physical enhancements
as she prepares for young womanhood to compliment her
co-star Radcliffe's spurt in growth as well.
USA Today.com
Emma Watson's Hermione is spunkier, and all
three young wizards have become more facile actors .
New York Post.com
There are hormonal stirrings between Ron Weasley
(the rubber-faced Rupert Grint), who is more fearful
than previously (sometimes with very good reason), and
the brilliant Hermione Granger (the increasingly beautiful
Emma Watson).
The Mercury News.com
Draco, if possible, has become even more of
a weasel and a coward, especially when confronted by
Hermione who, as played by Watson, comes this close
to unseating Harry as the real hero of the piece.
Film Critic .com
Radcliffe is valiantly fighting off puberty,
but Emma Watson (Hermione) is looking her age; she's
tarted up in jeans and a rainbow belt for most of the
film, and sports a more stylish haircut to boot
Three Movie Buffs Reviews
The three young actors at the heart of this
franchise have really grown into their roles. Ron is
getting tall and rather awkward just like I picture
him in the books. Hermione is becoming quite a pretty
young lady with extraordinary courage and brains.
Gazzete
As the Potter saga continues, Cuarón
gets to tease at slight romantic tension between Hermione
and Ron, with Watson and Grint once again providing
the perfect team for Radcliffe. While they may no longer
be cute little kids running around on adventures, they
have become the faces for the characters and have made
the roles their own.
Film Threat.com
As the latest film entry into the Harry Potter
world finishes its all-important weekend, several questions
come to mind. One, when will Emma Watson turn 18;
SFGate.com
The result is a climax that's rooted in character
-- Hermione (Emma Watson) especially has an opportunity
to shine -- and that's lively and aglow with imagination,
rather than frantic and insistent.
Washington Post.com
"The brightest witch of her age,"
Hermione is clearly the star of the show here, far outshining
Daniel Radcliffe's Harry P. in humor and spirit. She's
even tougher than the Dementors
Chicago Sun Times
If they continue to grow up, I'm afraid the
series may begin to tilt toward less whimsical forms
of special effects violence, but on the other hand I
like Radcliffe, Grint and Watson, and especially the
way Watson's Hermione has of shouldering herself into
the center of scenes and taking charge. Although the
series is named for Harry, he's often an onlooker, and
it's Hermione who delivers a long-delayed uppercut to
the jaw of Draco Malfoy.
Rocky Mountain News
The cast is quite good, notably Rupert Grint
as the irrepressible Ron and Emma Watson as the always-wise
Hermione.
E Cinema center.com
Daniel Radcliffe's limited acting talents force
Cuarón to compensate with his camera, providing
emotion that Radcliffe's unable to deliver (Emma Watson,
on the other hand, is a star and knockout in the making).
Montreal Film Journal
Hermione... I must say, the little lady is
growing into quite the babe.
Emprimeur.ca
(...) la jeune Watson présente possiblement
le plus gros changement de personnalité ( The
young Watson presents, possibly, the bigger personality
change.)
Film Snobs.com
As for Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert
Grint, they seem to relish the opportunity not to play
children(...) Watson purses her lips, furrows her brow,
and takes on teachers, bullies, and all those who might
stand in the way of her underlying affection for the
two boys.
Democrat and Chronicle.com
There's also plenty of opportunity for his
friend Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) to do her smart
and spunky thing.
NY Daily News.com
And the seriously beautiful Emma Watson (Hermione)
is developing nicely, not only in her acting abilities.
Pop Matters.com
Hermione (the increasingly self-assured and
quite lovely Emma Watson)(...)Still, the primary teaching,
as always, takes place among the three best friends,
as Hermione comes up with a terrific last sequence,
reordering time and space in ways that are initially
quite beyond the boys' comprehension. Her matter of
fact handling of this dislocation of multiple continuums
is both adorable and fitting; the boys look considerably
less interesting whenever she's on screen, she being,
again, the creature most in-between.
F5 Witchita.com
He largely overcomes the dilemma of an inherent
cuteness in the material, and Daniel Radcliffe and Emma
Watson, playing Harry and Hermione, give their best
performances thus far.
Mixed Reviews.net
His preference would be to simply follow along
with the ferocious Hermione, a pint-sized Amazon who's
got more smarts and guts than any of the boys at Hogwarts,
especially the sneering, tough-talking, cowardly bully
Draco Malfoy (once again portrayed to sneering perfection
by a now pimply-faced Tom Felton). It may be Harry's
story, but Hermione is the action hero.
Shadows on the wall.co.uk
This shift puts characters more central and
makes the plot more coherent. Cuaron discovers three
excellent young actors in the central roles; nothing
in the first two films suggested that Radcliffe, Grint
and Watson could deliver such solid performances as
they do here!
Des Moines.com
Hermione's Girl Power moment had the audience
cheering. Watson, who has always been the strongest
of the three young actors, has a screen presence and
charisma similar to fellow Brit actress Keira Knightley.
It's not a stretch to see Watson as her generation's
Jodie Foster - she's that good
E film critic.com
Emma Watson continues to bring presence to
Hermione (...)Props to Hermione though for delivering
the one true crowd pleaser.
Kansas City.com
Watson and Grint in particular are turning
into accomplished scene-stealers
Reel.com
All three of the younger principals have matured
with their characters but sadly, only two of their performances
have. Grint, who really stole the first two films with
his quirky, awkward charm, is still mugging for laughs,
whereas Radcliffe and Watson have both matured as actors.
Edge Boston.com
Emma Watson in particular has the look of a
future star about her; you heard it here first.
Review Journal.com
know-it-all Hermione Granger (Emma Watson,
nicely maturing from prissy miss to plucky teen).
Hollywood.com
Watson and Grint also come into their own and
stay true to their characters without overreaching.
It is, however, a notable pity Hermione and Ron weren't
more fleshed out this time around
Philadelphia Weekly.com
Our young heroes Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson
and Rupert Grint have at last begun to outgrow their
annoying child-actor tics, and the three seem to be
settling into their roles quite nicely. (In about four
more years, Hermione's gonna be wicked hot. You heard
it here first.)
Charlote Creative Loafing.com
Radcliffe, Grint and Watson are again allowed
to strut their stuff, and their interplay remains the
primary reason that the series works as well as it does
(Watson's role has especially been beefed up for this
chapter, doubtless earning the thanks of pubescent boys
across the globe).
Canadamovies.net
Watson shows great spunk and comedic timing,
and makes the films that much more enjoyable. I missed
her for most of Chamber of Secrets and am glad she played
a bigger role here. Having said that, she could have
used more scenes in this film as well, but to be fair
the title is Harry Potter and not Hermione Granger.
Cinema Blend
Rupert Grint seems to have found a comfortable
spot in the series dynamic, leaving room for the luminous
wonderkid Emma Watson to inch closer to becoming the
real star of these films .
Hackwriters.com
Harry is never going to learn to act, but fortunately
there are plenty of actors around him who are quite
capable of diverting our gaze. Not least young Emma
Watson, who as Hermione Granger is spunky and steal
scenes all the way through the whole movie. This is
her adventure as it turns out and the film is all the
better for it.
IO Film
As for the children's performances, they are
improving, although Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint
are still completely outshone by Emma Watson, who makes
the most of the series's best role, as the quick-witted,
determined Hermione. She gets more to do this time,
as well being responsible for the film's juiciest line,
when, in a moment of time travel, she sees herself reinacting
a previous scene and asks, "Does my hair really
look like that from the back?"
