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Originally Posted by Morthoron
Hi Lommie,
I think Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn is perhaps his weakest portrayal in his last 5 or 6 films (a few, like Eastern Promises, have been outstanding). His voice in no way carries any command like the formidable voices of McKellan or Lee (his speech at the Black Gate is thin and reedy), he aint tall (so it struck me as funny when folk were calling him 'Strider'), and as you mentioned previously, Jackson did him no favors with a muddled script, making Aragorn appear often friendless, whiny and indecisive (and Elrond was another whiny character in the films).
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Agreed. I think he does well enough as Strider the Ranger, but he really does not have the charisma and commanding aura of a great king. He looks silly when they've tried to make him look clean and noble and like you say, he does not have the voice for it either. (Foir example, the coronation scene is totally spoiled once he starts giving a speech - the joyous and "high" atmosphere is suddenly gone. He speaks like the Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen, and that's not a compliment.)