Roberts' hard-edged role lacks her usual charm

Rating: 6/10 (29 May 2001)

The film was pretty good. Julia Roberts shows a lot of real acting range here, as was obviously the intent. Her hard-edged portrayal of the character, though, left me feeling that something was missing. In most of her other films, she exudes a certain charm that was missing here. I presume this was deliberate, so it is hard to criticize, but in the future, please, give me back the other Julia!