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Good artist, bad actor: Swift’s voice is better than her voiceovers

Taylor Swift will star in her second movie, “The Lorax,” next March.  But after last year’s “Valentine’s Day,” she proved she should stick to singing.

Taylor Swift may be playing a character that looks like her in "The Lorax," but her musical talents don't translate into acting talents. Photo courtesy urbanchristiannews.com.

In the animated film, Swift will perform the voice of a character not in the original Dr. Seuss story, Audrey, who the main character, Ted, is in love with.

It was disconcerting enough to see Swift play a minor role in “Valentine’s Day,” so the transition to playing a major character can’t be good.

I’ll admit that Swift was somewhat funny in her first movie, but that was only a result of her dim-witted character.  Her lines were hilarious, so it was easy to do a satisfactory job delivering them.  It’s simple to act like a complete idiot, which is all her character was.

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Despite her incredibly easy role, Swift made it obvious that acting isn’t her forté.  She shouldn’t branch away from what so many teen girls love: her music.

We’ve seen her as a dumb high school girl, and now we’re expected to watch her voyage through a forest of Truffula trees? Swift should really stop taking these acting offers and save everyone from more discomfort.

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    AndrewNov 16, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    I LOVE TAY TAY! AND SHE CAN 2 ACT

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    JuliaSep 14, 2011 at 11:29 am

    nice piece! and itotally agree. but i don’t really like her singing either… so. haha. Good luck T-Swizzle!

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    SomeoneMay 10, 2011 at 10:19 am

    She wasn’t bad in Val’s day movie…I don’t know what you’re talking about.

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    KennaApr 15, 2011 at 11:49 am

    How on earth does that look like Taylor Swift?

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    Charles JoplinApr 11, 2011 at 8:04 am

    Did u see her on SNL? watch tht and judge