In the right role, Ms. Bernhard, a mother who still looks sexy in a see-through dress (she is better preserved than Dick Clark), can be a decent actress, but she always seems most comfortable playing herself -- or at least the acid and soulful persona that passes for herself in her solo shows.
"You know you're going to be working with a really decent actress [Winslet is a former girlfriend, now friend], so that element of cheesiness, which is the feel of a film like that, is held at bay because Kate is so good".
Kevin N. Laforest of the Montreal Film Journal commented in his September 2002 review that Cruz "has been getting some really bad reviews for her recent American work, but I personally think that she's a more than decent actress, especially here, where she's charming, moving and always believable.
Playing quietly, Wiig is a decent and likable actress, but, for fans of her wild side, she seems diminished, her face a little blank.
In the magazine this week, David Denby reviews "Bridesmaids," praising the comic prowess of its star and co-writer, Kristen Wiig, but adding that, here, "she gives a largely realistic performance… Playing quietly, Wiig is a decent and likable actress, but, for fans of her wild side, she seems diminished, her face a little blank.
Meryl Streep says her recent move into comedy has been inspired by the lack of decent lead roles for actresses of her age in other genres.
Black Cindy, Crazy Eyes and Taystee clock decent screentime, and the actresses who portray them -- Adrienne C. Moore, Uzo Aduba and Danielle Brooks -- continue to turn in top-notch work.
With bated breath, I sat by the phone for hours, waiting for Vince [her manager] to call and tell me the number that I thought would make me feel good: somewhere in the mid six figures – no doubt a mere percentage of what Brad was bringing home to Angelina and their beautiful babies, but something worthy of a solid up-and-coming actress with a decent amount of critical acclaim for her work.
Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo are all in the running for acting nods, with Bening in particular a decent bet for the best actress statuette.
She is an actress, and a pretty decent one, but she took a break from the business in order to have children and is now struggling to get back.
How is it possible that he would allow someone as beautiful as Thandie to also be clever, decent, a good mother and a bloody gifted actress?
