The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
Demi Moore, entertainingly miscast
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- Moore is considered miscast, but that mismatch is defended as entertaining; a straighter Julianne Moore performance might make the film less fun.
- Jo exemplifies an emotional-support female lead whose main function is to affirm the male protagonist, compared with Jeanne Tripplehorn in The Firm.
- Moore and Cruise are considered watchable together but lacking sexual chemistry; Moore’s difficulty with Sorkin’s dialogue is contrasted with Cruise’s command of it.