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Very sad to say I thought Keira was miscast


I very much enjoy Knightley's work but just didn't buy the reality or depth of her character. More angst or even a little desperation when confronted with the darkness of the music world was really needed to sell this movie and Ruffalo was outstanding. Keira just seemed out of place with a scrunched up nose and laugh as a response to most emotional stimulations.

Still a great actress but the movie could have been so much better.

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She was alright and I'm not even a fan of her. It's a shallow-written character. Every character is an archetype, in fact.

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