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...Aniston’s been portrayed by everyone from US Weekly to Katie Couric as a “victim,” she seems heartachingly human on-screen. If someone that well-coiffed and perfectly sculpted—and by this I mean both the actress and the character??dates idiots, doesn’t know what to do with her life, and has body image issues, then I guess everyone can feel a little better about their own slumps and failures...
...start rocking wildly as the actors progressively anger the watching father—perfectly capturing the absurd, otherworldly element that runs throughout the play.That element works especially well in contrast to the drabness of the costumes (designed by Casey M. Lurtz ’07), which uniquely complemented each character??s suffering in their simple styles. The mother’s dress was the piece de resistance, a frumpy black robe that evoked a pelican in its stuffy folds.The music, compiled by Dorin, is fundamental to the show. Although the mix of late twentieth-century Soviet chamber works...
That the film is occasionally affecting testifies to the strong performances of its cast. Deschanel imparts just the right mixture of anger and vulnerability to make her character likeable—no mean feat, given some of her character??s actions. Harris, though confined by his character??s extreme introversion, conveys the pathetic anguish of an author who’s lost the ability to communicate with the outside world. Perhaps the most surprising turn, however, is Ferrell. Though not quite as successful as Jim Carrey in “The Truman Show...
...what she wants from each scene, she’s still open to new ideas. “Bring your pear,” she tells one actress who is in the middle of a snack, encouraging her to use it to convey attitude. And when asked about one character??s reaction to another, she was willing to accept an actress’s suggestion: “Yes, ‘crazy asshole’ is awesome.”But after callbacks, Spillane-Hinks is forced to take a difficult step back and allow the actors...
...come a long way since she played the gauche tomboy in “Love and Basketball.” As a basketball star, she was young, vigorous, rough-and-ready. As Kenya the corporate guru, she is mature, graceful, and sophisticated. And in both parts she allows her character??s hidden sensitivity to subtly, but clearly, shine through...