most of her chance to show skills were in the bar. her exchange with the stock broker character (barry peppers?) showed her acting talent well, i think. she also showed off some comedic talent/charisma when she was sitting between the schoolteacher and the stockbroker character, in the club waiting for Ed Norton, shooting the shit. there was some good chemistry there that couldn't have occurred if one of the actors onscreen didn't have any talent. she held her own.