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Friends was holding Jennifer Ainston back big time


These last few years shes been in some pretty good movies. When she was on friends she was stuck as Rachel doing the same sht. Good to see her leave that behind & take on new roles.

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Don't forget that before she was in "Friends" her most known feature was "Leprechaun," which is not something to be proud of. She may always have traces of Rachel Green because she played the role for 10 years, but without "Friends" she wouldn't have been poised to be the star she is today. Aniston has had her good and bad films, but has generally been consistent in the performances she gives. I don't think her film choices are going to put her up for an Oscar anytime soon, but I don't think I've ever walked away from an Aniston film thinking she did a terrible job in it. To me, she is generally likeable.

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Have you seen Cake? I hear she is quite good in that one..

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Yeah, that $1M per Friends episode was really holding her back!!!

Now she can afford to do any kind of film she wants. She was good in Cake.

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