If Riseborough turns out to be a revelation in the role, a slightly run-of-the-mill looking reboot of a film series that was never that fabulous in the first place (particularly after the first instalment) starts to look a whole lot more palatable.
We're not talking about your run-of-the-mill sexy housewife looks, either, the kind that push bodily attributes rather than fashion boundaries.
When I first got on the boat, it was remarkably difficult to distinguish between Mixer attendees and your run-of-the-mill Catalina-goers both looked like they Catalina-goers both extras on The Realookedewives of Orange County.
They weren't your run-of-the mill flags, either.
Never a wallflower, Thom Browne in his Black Fleece Collection for Brooks Brothers made run-of-the-mill pattern mixing look like child's play next to his loud, bright tartans in a clash that would make Braveheart scram.
"I get sick of touring run-of-the-mill jazz clubs that look like a museum for dead jazz musicians," he said.
A run-of-the-mill Japanese quail egg looks like it's been splattered with ink.
She said of his success: "There's never any shortage of solid, run-of-the-mill, competent professionals, guaranteed to look at the right camera and speak on cue.
Not satisfied with the run-of-the-mill volcanic eruption, we now look to the next super-eruption and wonder if we will still be around when the ash settles.
Compared with the run-of-the-mill schools that most Africans attend, they look impressive.
With the pleasing intensity of an action film and none of the boring car chases, "Love Bomb" is a witty, smart and densely packed novel, incorporating descriptions of SWAT tactics, references to NGO politics, a glance at run-of-the-mill suburban racism, a light look at "badge bunnies" (women who like sleeping with cops) and many great, recognizable glimpses of the challenges of modern parenthood.
