I would love to see Jodelle nominated for an Academy Award, because it is an extraordinary performance. It's amazing! TERRY GILLIAM Jodelle Ferland, who plays Jeliza-Rose, is breathtaking. She's now 10 years old - she celebrated her birthday a couple of weeks ago. She's in every single scene. Every day she's working. She's astonishing. I think she's actually about 35 years old squished into this little 10-year-old body. Yesterday Janet McTeer was having to lift her up in a scene, and the kid was clearly much heavier than a child her size should be! She's fantastic. TERRY GILLIAM Jodelle Ferland, only 11 years old, and a seasoned pro in the horror films acted out some surprisingly good scenes. Jodelle has done such movies as They and playing the devil in a few television series, there wasn't much of a crossover for her. The creepy kid never fails in a scary movie. The vision of an innocent kid being the ultimate evil just screams impiety and therefore perfect for such a movie. JOSH WILLIAMS
"Ferland's face is beautifully expressive, she has a gifted voice (Born and raised in Vancouver, she adopted a Texas accent for her character, and uses fake accents for her dolls, giving each one unique life, but voiced as a child would do it), she handles the physicality of the role as well, running through endless fields of wheat. She also shows Jaliza-Rose to have a wisdom that is beyond her years, although not a precociousness. " -ROLOTOMASI
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