Annabelle Wallis

Acting success is about a lot of things. Marketability, likeability, how successfully they market themselves and their projects, how much execs like them, etc. As with any industry, the most competent or talented individuals are not necessarily the ones who see the most success. More on reddit.com

Aw the responses here make me sad. She was certainly not at the top of her class, but I think she did well with the material she was given and didn't find her acting to be distractingly bad. I think her blandness as an actress may also be a character trait for Grace? Like, I keep trying to imagine other actors in the role, and every time I think of someone who was more emotional range and is more dynamic, I think that that would not make a good Grace. Grace is supposed to be a pretty, softspoken barmaid who loves to sing. She's not there to cause any trouble, just to observe and get close to Thomas. So the acting of Grace can't vary widely between emotions. I would love to know how another actor could have played Grace better? I'm genuinely asking for specific scenes of Grace where you think Annabelle Wallis should have played it differently or how a different actor would have played it differently. It's hard for me to think of anything. My defense of Annabelle Wallis may very likely only be due to the fact that I find that she and Cillian Murphy had singular chemistry that hasn't been replicated with his other love interests. I don't know if it's just the fact that they are two beautiful people who look amazing together or something more intangible, but their scenes together really spark. More on reddit.com

What do you mean she isn't actually dead. Did you miss the whole arc where tommy mourned her? More on reddit.com

I felt like it was an average performance like it wasn’t terrible but Tommy is a dynamic character and I felt she was almost filled out by him, she was overshone by a lot of other characters and whether that’s due to writing, the acting, or a combo of both I don’t know. I just feel like if she wasn’t Tommy’s main love interest she would be a forgotten about character. More on reddit.com