Breaking! Cast of Harry Potter greets London Press. Confirm none of them can act. Britain declares eternal love nonetheless!

So this morning the cast of the upcoming and eagerly anticipated Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire greeted the London Press. Some of you may know my inclination towards a good fantasy book and I've been all over the Potter series since way back in the day. Which is just how I roll, as I've stated here before, but I digress. The point I want to make here is just how middling these movies are. Sure the occasional coolness is revealed but on the whole, the three main characters couldn't act their way out of a paper bag with a pair of scissors if their lives depended on it. Furthermore, as the books weaken in quality (Ref: The Half Dud Prince) this movie franchise will, almost assuredly, decline from mediocre to plain painful. Sad.

Now my better half maintains her position that Daniel Radcliffe is to blame. And I normally wouldn't argue. He's horrible - and he's the lead character! I mean Harry is supposed, in his own way, to be a beast. Daniel Radcliffe, on the other hand, wears a lot of purple - and there's nothing I can do to help him. Unfortunately for the casting peeps, they hired a pussy and they're stuck with him. Next!

Emma Watson as Hermione Granger is a little more challenging. She can almost act - which is really saying something here. I mean none of the other kids can so I suppose I should consider her the bright spot. But, speaking of spots, looks like our little girl is growing up. And PS: Emma, what in God's name are you doing with those shoes on? Methinks she raided Rupert Grint's closet!

I don't even know what to say about this guy, except Good Luck with your career in radio kid, because no one's ever gonna wanna look at that mug on the big screen again. Woof.

And that leaves me with Rupert Grint. Every time he appears on screen I cringe. Now I'm not sure I can pick out one thing or the other - frankly I believe that he's that special package which is a confluence of zero talent, no presence, an annoying voice and a face only a mother could love. Ugh! Who cast this kid? I suppose there could have been a sympathy issue, I mean, the kid's name is Rupert Grint after all, but still. And now he's got that stupid "I listen to the Bravery, Death from Above 1979, and Wolf Parade and thus I'm hipper than thou and PS my bank account so massive that I never even bother to wear clean clothes" look! I'm just wondering who stole his eye liner? Somebody cut this kid's hair! FAST. Like NOW!

It's truly a shame, because so many of the adult characters are well portrayed. Maggie Smith is great as McGonagall, Richard Harris was great as Dumbledore, Robbie Coltrane is great as Hagrid, and Alan Rickman owns Severus Snape. It's such a shame that they couldn't get the main protaganists right. *Sigh*