36. "Not so sure -" In response to In response to 33 Fri Sep-19-03 09:37 AM
>Beckinsale, on the other hand, is not exotic at all. Even if >she were to stick to the stage or try to only do British >films, there's nothing about her that stands out. She's a >decent actress, but there's not enough work in British film >to sustain just a group of indistiguisible actress. If she >wants to do any kind of substantial work, she needs to "go >Hollywood."
I do concur that the British film industry isn't in the best shape presently, but to go back to an earlier reference in Charlotte Rampling - you think Beckinsale would take on a role like "The Night Porter" right now? I think that the platitudes she heaps on about aspiring to great performances will be dictated by the material (of which there's considerably more - not good, however - in Hollywood) - and she hasn't convinced me that she's willing to adhere to what she claims to believe (her selections of roles anyway)...
>Incidentally, I have different expectations for Underworld. >Not that it's going to be a great movie, but it looks like >good clean fun. And I think it will be a boost for KB's >career.
Maybe RE - most reviews I've seen are pretty dismissive and I just view it as another entry of entertainment (for which there's a time and place), but definitely nothing more than that... It may embellish her career, but towards roles like the aforementioned "Night Porter," methinks not...
"other than some of cann ox, el-p's beats sound like somebody molesting a household pet" - soundsop