Perhaps Lively was completely drowned out by Ryan Reynolds' charm and swagger in Green Lantern, because stood next to him she was positively wooden. She lacked so much chemistry with Reynolds in that movie that it's a wonder they even managed to hook up off-screen at all (although I suppose it goes with the adage that chemistry on-screen means no chemistry off-screen, and vice versa). And it wasn't just that film - so proximity to Reynolds is no excuse: The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, Savages, Hick and The Age of Adaline all feature fairly lifeless performances from the ironically named Lively. Even her turn in The Town, an otherwise very good film, was lacking a certain je ne sais quoi. It's like there's nothing going on behind the eyes, no noticeable effort to really interact with the material other than reading the lines off the page. And yet, again, she's another example of a bad actor continuously being gainfully employed, with no one batting an eye as to why.
Cinephile since 1993, aged 4, when he saw his very first film in the cinema - Jurassic Park - which is also evidence of damn fine parenting. World champion at Six Degrees of Separation. Lender of DVDs to cheap mates. Connoisseur of Marvel Comics and its Cinematic Universe.
