There was coldness and a malice in his face – the way he said “Tell the truth” was chilling. Having said all that, it may be partially due to how little screen time he had.Ĭhild actors are always a strange kettle of fish, but I thought Fiennes-Tiffin did a fantastic job. However, Tom Riddle is described as being extremely charming/alluring, and I didn’t think that came across… This is meant to be the person who made Hepzibah Smith fall all over herself, who managed to charm every teacher, and who was effortlessly popular… Dillane, while capturing the more malevolent elements of Tom Riddle, didn’t quite convince me of his manipulative qualities. He plays “creepy” very well, and most importantly, there is that “pressing” quality that Fiennes and Bremmer lack. His portrayal is easily the most underrated of the five.ĭillane’s portrayal was nowhere near as bad as Fiennes, and he does a creditable job. Bremmer’s portrayal was our first glimpse of Voldemort and set the foundation. The hissing/strange rasping was all very overdone, although considering this was for Sorcerer’s Stone, a closer more terrifying portrayal was probably avoided on purpose. (Let’s not go into the “hug” or the fact that he didn’t die in a mortal way – the drifting into dust thing completely undermined the entire point that Voldemort was mortal read more here.)Ĭonsidering he was a face on the back of Quirrel’s head, and was our first introduction to Voldemort, Bremmer’s portrayal was good for what it was, although it was of the same ilk as Fiennes’s. In the books, there is no question in my mind that Voldemort’s cruelty outweighs Umbridge’s – but in the films, thanks largely to Fiennes’s portrayal, Umbridge wins out. Everyone in the Harry Potter fandom has wondered whether Umbridge really was more evil than Voldemort at some point read more here.
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