Jeff Stockton here with this season's edition of Casting Grades. In this segment I will dissect the casting of several films from the season - namely adaptations featuring characters that exist in other formats (or reality). Here we go....
TASK FORCE X: JUNGLELAND
Comic to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2023/10/comic-to-film-task-force-x-jungleland.html
John David Washington as Eric Needham / Black Spider
Appearance: B-
Performance: C+
Thoughts: John David Washington is not the most charismatic actor in the world, so he's an interesting choice to be elevated to the lead of the TFX franchise to me.
Overall Casting Grade: C+
Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Mari McCabe / Vixen
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: A story like this isn't the best place to show off acting chops, but I like Mbatha-Raw as this character.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Halle Berry as Amanda Waller
Appearance: B+
Performance: B
Thoughts: Her role was less complicated in this one, but I continue to think Berry is doing as good job as LRF's version of the character.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Karl Glusman as Gar Lynns / Firefly
Appearance: B+
Performance: B
Thoughts: The character development of this character over the last few films has grown a bit repetitive, but he closed things out with a bang in this one.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Jason Mantzoukas as Dr. Moyes / Titano (voice)
Appearance: B-
Performance: B+
Thoughts: The character was a bit straight-forward given Mantzoukas comedic acting style. At the very least he was able to bring a little extra oomph that wasn't on the page to his characters.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Rose Leslie as Poison Ivy
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Leslie's Poison Ivy is a little less interesting than she was in Birds of Prey, but she once again shows that she is a very good choice for the character.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Okieriete Onaodowan as Waylon Jones / Killer Croc
Appearance: B+
Performance: C+
Thoughts: I was not impressed with Onaodowan's performance. He lacked menace to me. Part of that goes to the writing for the character though.
Overall Casting Grade: B-
Cristin Miloti as Lisa Rory / Golden Glider
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Unlike some of the other characters, Miloti's Golden Glider actually feels like more of a character here than she really did in The Flash #2.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Gustaf Skarsgard as Victor Szasz
Appearance: A-
Performance: B+
Thoughts: After a brief appearance in Batman: Knightfall, it was nice to see a slightly bigger role for Skarsgard in this one.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Scott Adkins as Constantine Drakon
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: I really liked seeing Adkins kick ass in the DC Comics Universe again. As with his first appearance, there isn't a ton of character work, but he excels in the action.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Óscar Jaenada as Eduardo Flamingo / Flamingo
Appearance: B+
Performance: B-
Thoughts: Jaenada is entertaining with the little he is given to do.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Josh Holloway as Eddie Fyers
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: More of a plot device than an actual character in this one. Like with Adkins, it was nice to see this long on the shelf Green Arrow character brought back for another film.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Overall Film Casting Grade: B
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
Animation to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2023/10/animation-to-film-hunchback-of-notre.html
Taron Egerton as Quasimodo
Appearance: B-
Performance: A-
Thoughts: Obviously this role required a lot of makeup effects, but Egerton was able to pull off the character nicely with his skill-set able to manage the drama and singing alike.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Hailee Steinfeld as Esmerelda
Appearance: B+
Performance: B
Thoughts: Maybe a bit young and less sultry than I envisioned the character, but Steinfeld did a pretty solid job.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Phoebus
Appearance: B+
Performance: B-
Thoughts: Aaron looks the part, but that's about it for me. It just didn't seem like his genre - he felt a bit too modern.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Christopher Walken as Judge Claude Frollo
Appearance: B+
Performance: A
Thoughts: Few can chew the scenery like Walken, and that's exactly what this role required.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Robert Sheehan as Clopin
Appearance: B+
Performance: A
Thoughts: A small role, but Sheehan made a big impact.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Bernard Hill as The Archdeacon
Appearance: B
Performance: B-
Thoughts: Hill didn't make much an impact in his small amount of screen time. Hill is a good actor and does what he can, but it's an under-written part.
Overall Casting Grade: B-
Charlie Murphy as Florica
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: A small but pivotal role. She gets the one big scene, and does well.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Santiago Cabrera as Jehan
Appearance: B+
Performance: C+
Thoughts: A smaller part than Murphy had, Cabrera looks the part but doesn't have to act much.
Overall Casting Grade: B-
Overall Film Casting Grade: B+
RED WOLF: WANDERER
Comic to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2023/11/comic-to-film-red-wolf-wanderer.html
Tatanka Means as William Talltrees
Appearance: A
Performance: A-
Thoughts: Means has made a no-name Marvel hero his own over the course of the two films.
Overall Casting Grade: A
Jessica Matten as Moonstar
Appearance: A
Performance: B+
Thoughts: She looks the part pretty much perfectly. It is a bit difficult to judge the performance since she is only in one sequence, but that one sequence is a highlight of the film.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Keith Jardine as Bulldozer
Appearance: A-
Performance: C+
Thoughts: No acting required here, just the requirement of looking like a tough dude - which Jardine does well enough.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Michael Horse as Thomas Talltrees / Owayadata
Appearance: A-
Performance: B
Thoughts: A smaller role than the first film, but I still liked Horse here as his cameo added a little dramatic weight.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Overall Film Casting Grade: A-
WATCH DOGS
Game to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2023/11/game-to-film-watch-dogs.html
Gerard Butler as Aiden Pearce
Appearance: B-
Performance: C-
Thoughts: I like Gerard Butler, but I didn't buy him as a hacker at all. He was good at the revenge stuff, but he was a bad choice for this IP.
Overall Casting Grade: C
Willem Dafoe as Damien Brenks
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: Dafoe felt a tad old for the part, but he did feel like a better fit than Butler.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Al Pacino as Dermot "Lucky" Quinn
Appearance: B
Performance: C-
Thoughts: Pacino as a gangster felt like typecasting, and as an Irish gangster felt like bad typecasting
Overall Casting Grade: C
Daisy Ridley as Clara Lille
Appearance: B-
Performance: C-
Thoughts: The character feels like an under-developed Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ripoff and Ridley is not talented enough of an actress to overcome weak character writing.
Overall Casting Grade: C
John Cho as Jordy Chin
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: Chin is a weakly written character, but Cho is a good actor and sells the role enough to work for the most part.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Lea Seydoux as Nicole Pearce
Appearance: B-
Performance: C-
Thoughts: In what world is the French-accented Seydoux the sister of Gerard Butler?
Overall Casting Grade: C
Julian Hilliard as Jackson
Appearance: B-
Performance: C
Thoughts: Not much of a character really.
Overall Casting Grade: C
Halston Owen as Lena
Appearance: B
Performance: C
Thoughts: Like Hilliard as Jackson, there really isn't much acting required.
Overall Casting Grade: C
Tom Ellis as Maurice Vega
Appearance: B
Performance: C+
Thoughts: Ellis doesn't feel like much of a street tough, even if he looks a fair amount like the video game character.
Overall Casting Grade: B-
Robert Wisdom as Mayor Donovan Rushmore
Appearance: A
Performance: B-
Thoughts: A weakly written role, but Wisdom does as much as anyone else could do with the script he was given.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Overall Film Casting Grade: C
THE SPECTRE
Comic to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2023/11/comic-to-film-spectre.html
Nicolas Cage as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre
Appearance: B+
Performance: A-
Thoughts: Cage hams things up when appropriate as the Spectre, but also feels at home as the detective Corrigan.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Marlon Wayans as Waylon Grant
Appearance: C
Performance: B+
Thoughts: I was surprised that I liked Wayans in this role as much as I did. The character is fairly standard, but I liked his chemistry with Cage.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Marton Csokas as Gaspar Bence
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Csokas' Bence is incredibly unlikable, making for a good villain you love to hate.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Heather Graham as Clarice Corrigan
Appearance: B-
Performance: B+
Thoughts: She doesn't have a ton of screen time, but it was nice to see a glimpse of the classic charming Heather Graham we used to see more of.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Michael Berryman as The Phantom Stranger
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: He continued to bring the other-worldly quality that he debuted in Swamp Thing 2.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Overall Film Casting Grade: B+
DUKE NUKEM
Game to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2023/11/game-to-film-duke-nukem.html
John Cena as Duke Nukem
Appearance: A
Performance: A
Thoughts: Cena is simply the perfect choice for Duke Nukem, and probably the only actor working today who could reasonably play the part.
Overall Casting Grade: A
Carl Weathers as General Graves
Appearance: C
Performance: B
Thoughts: Clearly not wholly based on the game character, but it was nice to see Weathers in a big film again.
Overall Casting Grade: B-
Katrina Bowden as Shelly/Kitty
Appearance: B+
Performance: B
Thoughts: Not a lot required here other than looking good on a stripper stage, but Bowden made the role work well enough.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Overall Film Casting Grade: A-
AMITYVILLE
Fact to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2023/11/fact-to-film-amityville.html
Nick Robinson as Ronald "Butch" DeFeo Jr.
Appearance: B+
Performance: A
Thoughts: He looks the part, but also acted the hell out of the role.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Chris Bauer as Ronald “Big Ronnie” DeFeo Sr.
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Bauer pulled off the anger, despite the lack of hair.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Molly Ringwald as Louise DeFeo
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Ringwald gave her best performance in decades here.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Sophie Nelisse as Dawn DeFeo
Appearance: B+
Performance: A-
Thoughts: Nelisse impressed me a lot here having not been familiar before this one. Her role was a bit tricky, but she was really good.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Violet McGraw as Allison DeFeo
Appearance: B+
Performance: B
Thoughts: A slightly smaller role, but she sold it.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Julian Hilliard as Marc DeFeo
Appearance: C+
Performance: B
Thoughts: Maybe not a perfect fit physically, but Hilliard is definitely growing as a young talent.
Overall Casting Grade: B-
Luke Dodge as John DeFeo
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: It's one of the smaller roles in the film, but Dodge gets a few good moments to show his young talent.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Stephen McHattie as Peter DeFeo
Appearance: B-
Performance: B+
Thoughts: McHattie doesn't look a ton like his real life counterpart, but he has one of those faces that your just believe on screen.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Dean Norris as William Weber
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: A small role in the final part of the film, but Norris completely sells the type of lawyer who would represent someone like DeFeo.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Overall Film Casting Grade: A-
THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST
Comic to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2023/11/comic-to-film-immortal-iron-fist.html
Luke Bracey as Danny Rand / Iron Fist
Appearance: A
Performance: B
Thoughts: Not the most charismatic or talented actor around, but Bracey actually did a decent job and is a great physical match for the role.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Henry Golding as Jimmy Woo
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Golding impressed here after his disasterous turn as Snake Eyes. He pulled off a good mix of action, comedy and drama.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Jackie Chan as Lei Kung
Appearance: C+
Performance: B
Thoughts: Chan lends some star power to the film in a supporting role.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Lee Byung-hun as Master Khan
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: While he wasn't asked to do as much as he is capable of, Lee Byung-hun does a good job as the villain here.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Colleen Wing
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Bordizzo was pretty great as the character, and she certainly looked the part as well.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Harry Shum Jr. as Davos / Steel Serpent
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: Shum had a pretty interesting villainous role in Iron Fist as he was able to use his natural physicality
Overall Casting Grade: B
Diego Boneta as Hector Ayala / White Tiger
Appearance: B+
Performance: B
Thoughts: Boneta brought a lot of charm to his role, making White Tiger instantly likable.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Zach McGowan as Logan / Wolverine
Appearance: A-
Performance: B+
Thoughts: McGowan returned as Wolverine for a small role here. I like his look for the character as he feels grimy and dangerous as Wolverine should.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Deepika Padukone as Bengal
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: A bit of a different take on the character from the comics, but I really like how she was portrayed.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Kal Naga as Abdul Qamar / Arabian Knight
Appearance: B-
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Not a character I am super familiar with, but Naga's take seems like a decent one and he looks the part.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Tony Goldwyn as Harold Meachum
Appearance: C+
Performance: B-
Thoughts: Not a huge role, and Goldwyn is younger looking than the comic version
Overall Casting Grade: B-
Overall Film Casting Grade: B+
NICK FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS
Comic to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2023/12/comic-to-film-nick-fury-and-his-howling.html
Jay Ellis as Nick Fury
Appearance: C+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: I suppose he looks a little bit like a young Denzel Washington, but neither look much like the comic character. Ellis makes the character his own in this one though.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Leslie Odom Jr. as Gabe Jones
Appearance: B+
Performance: B-
Thoughts: Odom looks the part, although I didn't love his character or performance. He wasn't bad, just not bery memorable.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Nick Offerman as Dum Dum Dugan
Appearance: A-
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Offerman brought back his Ron Swanson mustache as Dugan, giving a fun performance
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Lewis Pullman as Junior Juniper
Appearance: B+
Performance: B
Thoughts: Lewis Pullman didn't leave much of an impact on me, but he had the look down.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Renate Reinsve as Rachel Van Helsing
Appearance: B+
Performance: B
Thoughts: I'm not familiar with her previous work, but I thought Reinsve was pretty good here in an exposition heavy role.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Milla Jovovich as Nikita/Lilith
Appearance: A-
Performance: A-
Thoughts: This was the most fun Jovovich has been on the big screen in a long time as she gives a super charismatic, sexy, villainous performance.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Louis Garrel as Dino Manelli
Appearance: B-
Performance: C-
Thoughts: His look was okay, but I had a real hard time buying the very French Garrel as the Italian-American Dino.
Overall Casting Grade: C
Garret Dillahunt as "Happy" Sam Sawyer
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: Dillahunt always delivers.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Overall Film Casting Grade: B+
GEARS OF WAR 2
Game to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2023/12/game-to-film-gears-of-war-2.html
Joel Edgerton as Marcus Fenix
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: Edgerton manages to be gruff but likable in the lead role, albeit he doesn't have much character development to work with in this sequel.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Edgar Ramirez as Dominic Santiago
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: While Edgerton's Marcus had more character work in the first film, Ramirez's Dom gets the bigger arc in this one.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Glen Powell as Damon Baird
Appearance: B+
Performance: B
Thoughts: Glen Powell manages to make an underwritten part memorable with his natural charm.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Terry Crews as Augustus Cole
Appearance: B+
Performance: C+
Thoughts: Of the main four soldiers, Crews probably has the least to work with as an actor in this one.
Overall Casting Grade: B-
Lili Simmons as Anya Stroud
Appearance: B+
Performance: C+
Thoughts: Simmons is on the sideline for most of this one, but she wasn't too bad.
Overall Casting Grade: B-
Uli Latukefu as Tai Kaliso
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: He did a great job in perhaps the most emotionally grueling scene in the series so far.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Ray Porter as Skorge
Appearance: N/A
Performance: B
Thoughts: Porter is known for his voice, which he uses to great effect as the voice of Skorge.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Burn Gorman as Richard Prescott
Appearance: C+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: He doesn't look much like the game character, but I like the weasly factor Gorman brought to the politician role.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Ryan Hurst as Dizzy Wallin
Appearance: A-
Performance: B
Thoughts: Hurst probably deserves a bigger role in a film like this, but he delivers in a small but fun role.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Ted Levine as Victor Hoffman
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Levine oozes command as Hoffman.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Nora Arnezeder as Myrrah the Locust Queen
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Perhaps the sexiest alien villain queen since the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Martha Higareda as Maria Santiago
Appearance: B+
Performance: C+
Thoughts: A small part here, but she looks the part.
Overall Casting Grade: B-
Bryan Brown as Dr. Adam Fenix
Appearance: B-
Performance: C+
Thoughts: A mere cameo here, but Brown was good with more screen time in the first film.
Overall Casting Grade: C+
Overall Film Casting Grade: B
AKA BILLY THE KID
Fact to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2024/01/fact-to-film-aka-billy-kid.html
Austin Butler as Henry McCarty / William Bonney AKA Billy the Kid
Appearance: B+
Performance: A
Thoughts: Butler is a bit more handsome than the real Billy, but he plays the part to perfection.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Nicolas Cage as Pat Garrett
Appearance: B+
Performance: A
Thoughts: Cage was great as Garrett, making for an interesting counterpart to Butler's Billy.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
David Strathairn as Governor Lew Wallace
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Strathairn made the most of a fairly one note character.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Joseph Quinn as Tom O’Folliard
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Quinn is really emerging as a great young talent who makes the most of supporting roles he has been given.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Luke Grimes as Dave Rudabaugh
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: More handsome, but still similar looking to the real figure.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Diego Boneta as Jose Chavez
Appearance: B-
Performance: B
Thoughts: Not a lot of development for Cesar, but Boneta makes the character entertaining.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Jacob Elordi as Pete Maxwell
Appearance: B-
Performance: A-
Thoughts: Elordi's ability to play seething anger worked to perfection as Maxwell.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Emilia Jones as Paulita Maxwell
Appearance: B+
Performance: B
Thoughts: Jones was believable as Elordi's sister and an object of Billy's affection.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Lorenza Izzo as Apolonia Garrett
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: I thought she worked well opposite Cage's Garrett.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Matthew Rhys as William J. Brady
Appearance: B+
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Rhys hammed it up appropriately as a crooked sheriff.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Virginia Gardner as Sallie Chisum
Appearance: A-
Performance: B
Thoughts: Gardner looks the part, but also was pretty believable.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Ray McKinnon as John Chisum
Appearance: A-
Performance: B
Thoughts: He doesn't get a ton of screen time before his demise, but I liked what he managed to bring to the role.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Scott Haze as Jesse Evans
Appearance: A-
Performance: B
Thoughts: Haze is great at villains, and he looks a ton like the real figure.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Steven Ogg as Bob Olinger
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: He's only around for one sequence, but it was a memorable one.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Overall Film Casting Grade: A-
HARVARD PSYCHOLOGY
Fact to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2024/01/fact-to-film-harvard-psychology.html
Fionn Whitehead as Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski
Appearance: A
Performance: A
Thoughts: Whitehead looks a lot like young Kaczynski. He manages to pull off the shy, dorky Ted and the later angry, paranoid Ted with equal skill.
Overall Casting Grade: A
Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Henry Murray
Appearance: B+
Performance: A
Thoughts: While he isn't a dead ringer in the looks department, RDJ manages to perfectly play the character's ethical and moral dilemma.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Carla Gugino as Christiana Morgan
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Gugino had nice chemistry with RDJ and pulled off the character's lush qualities.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Anthony LaPaglia as Turk Kaczynski
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: LaPaglia just has a believable quality in most roles. He was solid as Ted's overbearing father.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Lili Taylor as Wanda Kaczynski
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: She worked well opposite LaPaglia as Ted's mother no matter the ecene.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Julian Hilliard as David Kaczynski
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: Not a ton of screen time, but I bought Hilliard as Whitehead's younger brother in their scenes together.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Christian Slater as Timothy Leary
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Slater was nice casting here. He was charismatic, but also has that off-quality that was good for Leary's character.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Overall Film Casting Grade: A-
SUPERMAN: EXILE
Comic to Film Post : http://hmsfilms.blogspot.com/2024/01/comic-to-film-superman-exile.html
Aidan Turner as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El
Appearance: B+
Performance: A-
Thoughts: Turner is easily my favorite all-time live-action Superman because I believe him as all aspects of the character.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Dakota Johnson as Lois Lane
Appearance: A
Performance: A-
Thoughts: Similar to Turner, Dakota Johnson has really grown into the role of Lois Lane to perfection.
Overall Casting Grade: A
Daniel Craig as Lex Luthor
Appearance: B+
Performance: A-
Thoughts: Craig always seems to be having fun as Lex Luthor as his villainous plans grow.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Eric Bana as General Zod
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Bana knows how to play a memorable villain, and his Zod is no different.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Chloe Grace Moretz as Kara / Supergirl
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: I was initially a bit wary about Moretz as Supergirl when she was first cast, but I've grown to really enjoy her take on the role.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Frances McDormand as Martha Kent
Appearance: B+
Performance: A-
Thoughts: She has a couple really good scenes in this one, showing off those acting chops.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Colin Firth as Jor-El
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: This is the first role I wasn't super sold on. Firth has always kind og irked me even if his role is well-written.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Bradley Whitford as Perry White
Appearance: B
Performance: B+
Thoughts: Whitford really seems like a newspaper boss.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Noel Fisher as Jimmy Olsen
Appearance: B+
Performance: A-
Thoughts: I liked that he got a chance to work with some different characters in this one, making me appreciate Noel Fisher's performance even more.
Overall Casting Grade: A-
Dichen Lachman as Mercy Graves
Appearance: B+
Performance: B-
Thoughts: Lachman didn't get much to work with in this one, but I like her chemistry with Craig's Luthor.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Irina Shayk as Faora
Appearance: B
Performance: C+
Thoughts: Shayk is obviously not much of an actress, but she wasn't terrible.
Overall Casting Grade: C+
Duke Davis Roberts as Non
Appearance: B+
Performance: B-
Thoughts: He looks the part, and does well in the action.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Molly Gordon as Lucy Lane
Appearance: B-
Performance: B+
Thoughts: A new addition to the franchise, I liked Gordon a lot as Dakota Johnson's sister.
Overall Casting Grade: B
Gary Sinise as General Sam Lane
Appearance: B+
Performance: B+
Thoughts: A couple great scenes in this one for Sinise.
Overall Casting Grade: B+
Mia Kirshner as Lara Lor-Van
Appearance: B
Performance: B
Thoughts: She doesn't get a ton to do, but she was decent enough
Overall Casting Grade: B
Overall Film Casting Grade: A-
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