Honestly, I love Julianne. Don't know her, never will, but she seems like a good person. When it comes to acting, I wouldn't say she's the best. However (and this is a big however), out of everything she's been in that I've seen, it is in this movie that she does her BEST acting. She inhabited Lamb very well and outside of a few squeaky moments, she did a very fine job. That said, we all have opinions.
Lol, but I simply can't agree when you insinuate that Julianne lacks any display of talent "apart from getting rich boyfriends." Have you seen her dance on Dancing With The Stars where she was a professional ballroom teacher? Man, she's untouchable! She won the championship titles two seasons in a row. She did eventually leave to pursue other things, but she is OVERFLOWING with talent. I still don't understand how Seacrest wooed her over.
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fmpol
11 years ago
I can truthfully say that I came into this with a completely blank slate re: Julianne. Her name sounded vaguely familiar but I had no recollection of seeing her in anything (the only time I would have seen her was in Burlesque, which I only watched long enough to confirm that Cher and Aguilera were as awful as I expected, and Hough's performance did not register with me at all).
But I have to admit that I was fairly blown away by Hough's performance in Paradise. If she were some unknown actress making her debut, I think people would see her as someone with a lot of potential (not necessarily as a technically gifted or versatile actress, but as someone who could connect with audiences with her earnestness and vulnerability).
After the movie I looked for more info on her and unfortunately, this girl's got a lot of baggage image-wise. Some people will want to see her for reasons unrelated to her potential as an actress and just as many will be ready to hate her no matter what she does. Hopefully she can get past all this because like I said, I think she has some real potential.
Also loved her singing of Milky White Way, which can be found on youtube.
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InsecureNeuroticControlFreak
11 years ago
I completely agree with you fmpol. Had she been some unknown, her performance would have been praised. Sadly, the fact that she is well-known for being the dancer who attempted to become an actress, people are going to judge her way too harshly.
Hail to the king, baby.
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