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All Mad Men fans should see this movie . . .


. . . just to see January Jones in a completely different role. It would help put a stop to all the accusations that she can't act.

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I agree with you. A very good performance by January Jones in this 2006 film (before Mad Men). I also like her performance on Mad Men in a completely different type of role. Sadly, many of the people claiming J.Jones can't act, have no idea of what is involved in the acting profession, have not studied drama and don't know what to look for. For a time, there were many who claimed that Nicole Kidman couldn't act. Another actress that the "idiots" have said that couldn't act was Marisa Tomey. Time and outstanding performances proved the "idiots" wrong.

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First saw J. Jones in Bandits and then liked her acting in "Loves enduring Promise". Yes, she can act very well in many different type situations.

The mechanic Lukas Haas was the little boy who saw the murder in "Witness". He may be getting some larger and better parts in the future.

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Her acting was alright here- certainly nothing to write home about. It seems in some scenes she's even nervous when the camera is on her. I also noticed she had a decidedly different-sized nose back then. So I guess the rumors are true.

Well now she may have a prettier face, but she still hasn't "fixed" her mediocre acting yet!

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I don't believe she has had a nose job. If you look at several current still shots from different angles her nose looks the same size. A skilled makeup artist can change the contours of one's face to make features look decidedly different - as well as lighting and camera angles can make features look very different from one shot to the next.

As far as her acting, she is a pretty good actress at times. I think she has gotten a very bad rap from some viewers of Mad Men. I had not seen her prior to viewing Mad Men on Netflix about a year or so ago and do not agree with the negative reviews she receives from some viewers on the IMDB boards regarding her performance on Mad Men. I think she is playing her character very well on that show. I don't know much about her other performances so I can't say she is a mediocre actress yet. What I have seen her in thus far I believe she is better than most people have given her credit for, though.

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I've never watched her in anything but this film. I thought she was really good.

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