Certainly, Portman is a bad actress (though admittedly drool worthy), but at this point I have to blame Lucas for the bad acting in Clones and Menace. Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson, two exceptional actors, both came off as stale, boring and wooden in Menace and Ewan continues this in Clones. The bratty kids in both movies were expecially painful to watch as well. Even Samuel L. Jackson's character was without personality, the only trait that particular actor seems capable of injecting into his roles. The best acting of the entire film was Yoda, a digital puppet.
Surely, Lucas deserves the blame for that.
Alan,
FOTR is Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring.
