It seemed all Daniel Day did was sit around with his head in his hands (which of course is the universally-known indicator of "creative frustration")
I also thought both Marion Cotillard and Penelope Cruz gave the best performances, and that's because they (imo) had the most dramatic material to work with... to be honest, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson, Fergie, and Nic Kidman were harder to grade for me, simply because they were walking symbols who weren't given much to work with besides the songs: the Needy Mistress, the Flirt, the Whore, the Star...