Worst portrayal? Best?

My least favorite portrayal was Hugo Weaving as Elrond. Not only can I not forget Matrix, but who can forget him as Mitzi Del Bra in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert? Plus he just looked weird--not elvish--those braids have to go. My disappointment about Faramir was the writing -- the writers made him less noble than the character actually was. This was a poor choice since it is Faramir's inborn nobility (and strained relation with Denethor) that sets up so much of the excitement and tension of TTT and ROTK. We feel his pain over his father's dismissal of him, his bravery at the gates, and his falling in love with Eowyn is a sweet reward for him. But none of that makes sense or has the same dramatic effect if Faramir isn't seen as being fundamentally different from Boromir. Perhaps the writers will emphasize their differences in ROTK (although obviously they lost their best chance.)