Christian Bale: 5 Awesome Performances and 5 That Sucked
and 5 That Sucked
5. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Bales Character: Edward Rosier If you thought this painfully long adaption of the classic Henry James novel was a lot to sit through, imagine being in it. A universal flop both financially and critically, Bales character curries the affections of the protagonist in a hefty sub-plot that just doesnt have the meat to justify the huge devotion of screen time. I guess we cant blame Bale for this directly, but nevertheless the time that hes on-screen is painfully dull but then so is the time hes not, I suppose. He was still learning and earning way back in 1996 though; learning the craft thats gone on to elevate him to immortality (a pursuit that true genius will never cease from) and earning his place amongst Hollywoods elite by cutting his teeth on boring, god awful guff like this.