Alyson isn’t only cute she can act…OMG can she act! Joss Whedon was so right when he said Alyson could have been a Silent Movie Star in his “Hush” Commentary . She has the most expressive eyes and face I have ever seen. She also has an aura and presence about her that I can’t explain or describe…she commands your attention. There is a pureness about her and she never has to force anything, it all seems to just flow out of her. Alyson never looks like she is “acting” or “reciting lines” as even the most popular/successful in Hollywood sometimes do.
You can’t tell me that when she cries in BtVS your heart doesn’t just melt. No other actor I have seen cries more convincingly than Alyson Hannigan. Crying is a true test of ones acting ability and something you can’t fake, like smiling or laughing. No one comes close to Alyson when it comes to crying.
And her smile…don’t get me started on that! lol
She isn’t beautiful in the Hollywood sense…Aka Blonde, Tanned, Freckle Free with impossible perfect blemish free skin and with huge…erm assets. But she makes up for that and surpasses those with the aforementioned, with here sheer expressiveness and believability. Unfortunately she has been all but overlooked (to their and everyone’s loss) by Hollywood as “Leading Lady Material”. Sure she has had parts in American Pie and Date Movie but they don’t do her talent justice whatsoever. Yes she is in “How I Met Your Mother” and it is great to see her regularly on TV but I would also love to see her making blockbuster movies and getting the kudos she deservers. Alyson has more acting ability in one eyebrow than Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Renee Zellweger, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie, Kirsten Dunst and Jennifer Aniston (highest-paid women actors of 2006) put together!! It is time Hollywood took notice of the once in a generation talent that is Alyson Hannigan!
