On this we will disagree
. She might be young, but she's not THAT young, she's not a child anymore even though she still looks like one. Besides there are many young actresses out there who are simply superb, and if you are looking for inspiration, then look to them: the Fannings, Abigail Breslin, Saoirse Ronan, Chloe Moretz.
And I thought she was at best decent as Hermione. But she had an advantage playing that role in that it didn't ask her to stretch much. She really only had to do one thing, look worried, and sometimes coyly happy. The camera loves her, and she's good at looking concerned and crying on cue, but her lines were always delivered a beat too late, and she doesn't have range with her skill. Now I know this may read as harsh, but I've spent a long time working with actors, casting them, directing, and acting opposite them. A crtitique like this is not meant as a diss, I do mean what I said above, she can learn and can improve (like Radcliffe, who was no natural talent - which he himself admits - but has worked steadily over the years and the improvement is obvious). I think she's smart, she seems nice, but she gets a lot of leeway because of her looks. I think directors need to start really working with her, because some of her errors (like sighing before saying her lines, and not being able to jump on a cue) are very quick things to solve if people would simply point them out to her.
At any rate, of course in the end this is just my opinion, and I want to reiterate I actually like her as a person (at least what I know of her, I've never met her). This is simply my professional opinion, and, let's be honest, she's had a heck of a better career than I have so I am well aware that my opinion is not exactly necessary.
