What’s Aged the Best?
Charlize Theron’s arrival as a star (performance disputed); the contrast with Connie Nielsen
In the discussion (4)
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- Theron’s youth and rapid emergence in the mid-1990s are praised.
- The acting divides the panel: one finds Charlize’s dialed-up performance bad, while another says she must be annoying enough for Kevin to prefer his boss’s company.
- Nielsen’s seductive New York sophistication contrasts with Mary Ann’s hometown beauty and domestic expectations; her progressive unraveling is praised.
- Another response finds the sustained distress grating and underdeveloped; others defend the performance as a deliberately difficult character, pitched against Milton’s equally intense seduction.