4 May 2023
It’s funny. I’ve loved Eric Roberts‘ work since I first recognized him. “Fuckin’ A” did he deliver in “Runaway Train“! Julia Roberts however, I can barely abide, though I loved her performance in “Hook” (Essential aside: “Hook” is a stupid name for that film, irrespective of Dustin Hoffman’s reliable brilliance. The STORY is Peter’s, and would have been better named “The Lost Boy.” I know, I know, there was that earlier vampire flic starring those adorable androgynes with the similar name, but similar names abound, and the one has nothing to do with the other.) In most of her work, Julia’s characters didn’t seem to ring true, but she nailed Tink! Tinkerbell is pretty, charming, funny, fun, bright, vain, vindictive, vengeful, shallow, and jealous. Many alleged actors have a range limited to their own personalities, and I guess I hope that doesn’t include Julia Roberts. For all I know she is a perfectly nice person.