Gone to the Dark Side, she has...
Also, here's a pic of her with Hillary.
What do you think of Natalie Portman in the trilogy?
She looks like she could be luke and leias parents and I could see why Anakin would fall in love with her, but I dont know about her acting in Episode 2.
If one thinks the acting in a George Lucas scripted and directed movie is bad, then one should not blame the actors. No actor should be held responsible for their performance in a movie directed by George Lucas. Why? Well first of all Lucas claims to go for some arcane acting style from the 1930s that is apparently short on emotive moments, and secondly because he is known for not being an actor-friendly director in his approach and style -- meaning he's not known for being very hands-on and interactive and for giving insightful direction. He does care more about the special effects because he considers them to be more important in this type of movie, and therefore he puts much more effort in them over the acting.
One thing he did do well on these new movies was the casting (post Jake Lloyd that is, and even he shouldn't be blamed for that awfully-written role). Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Samuel L Jackson, Ian McDiarmid, Christopher Lee, etc are all very good and talented actors. They have all proven themselves in other roles on more than one occasion. Personally I think they have been unfairly criticized (esp Portman, Christensen, and McGregor) for two reason; 1. All that I said about Lucas and 2. I think they are actually good for the most part in these movies.
But there is no doubt that they all could have been better, but that would have required Lucas to give them a better script with better dialogue and well-written characters, and better direction. The buck starts and stops with Lucas. Don't blame the actors.
Gone to the Dark Side, she has...
Also, here's a pic of her with Hillary.