Yeah, I imagine Weisz will be good, Hounsou prettily disturbing, and Swinton positively electric. I love the idea of her and Christopher Walken having played the same character, with similar aims but polar opposite motivations for them.
Simon: You are my beautiful sister. River: I threw up on your bed. Simon: Yep. Definitely my sister.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 11, 2005 5:56:26 am PST #9046 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Nutty - Feb 11, 2005 6:33:36 am PST #9047 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
That photo of Swinton accompanying the NYT article linked above was lovely. I mean, like she ever took a bad photo in her life, including during the parts of The Deep End where she was swimming in freezing water in granny underpants.
But that photo in particular showcased her hard beauty.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 11, 2005 7:17:30 am PST #9048 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've loved her ever since I first saw her in Orlando. Hell, I willingly paid to see a Leonardo DiCaprio movie because she was in it!
In other news, I just found out that she's going to be the White Witch in the film version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Sue - Feb 11, 2005 7:21:49 am PST #9049 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I've loved her ever since I first saw her in Orlando.
I don't get the Tilda love. I hated, hated, hated Orlando. And I think the only other movie I saw her in was Female Perversions, which made me almost run screaming from the theatre. I tend to avoid movies she's in because I assume they will be pretentious pieces of crap.
Scrappy - Feb 11, 2005 7:26:57 am PST #9050 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I think she is one of the most beautiful people ever to walk the face of the earth, and I hear she is a lovely woman, but I find her a terribly limited actress.
§ ita § - Feb 11, 2005 7:29:41 am PST #9051 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just did a Google to clarify.
I think she's not good looking. Elfin, but without the good bits.
I liked her in The Deep End, didn't hate her in Orlando. Mostly I don't remember she exists.
Nutty - Feb 11, 2005 8:09:34 am PST #9052 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I tend to avoid movies she's in because I assume they will be pretentious pieces of crap.
So, I am lucky I've only ever seen one movie she's been in, plus a lot of still photos. Good to know!
Sue - Feb 11, 2005 8:21:21 am PST #9053 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Well, I'm just basing it on two...so I'm probably not being the master of rational thought.
Sue - Feb 11, 2005 8:23:17 am PST #9054 of 10001
hip deep in pie
And I'm being a liar at that because I just looked her up on IMDB, and I've seen her in Vanilla Sky, Adaptation, and Wittgenstein too. But I don't remember her in any of those.
Dana - Feb 11, 2005 8:34:47 am PST #9055 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
She was in Adaptation? Huh. I liked her in The Deep End, which had the added bonus of Goran Visjnic.