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HEEEYY
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Maria just wanted to say hi.Maria Bello needs a job. No seriously. How you do what she did in
A History of Violence (
my review --she won my
gold medal, too) and not be deluged with major offers. How do you do what she did and end up playing second fiddle to Alison Lohman in a
horse movie? Sigh. Her most recent ignoble defeat at the hands of Hollywood?
Replacing Rachel Weisz in the
Mummy pictures past their prime this past summer. That
vaguely reminded me of that horrific moment when they threw a brunette wig on
Elisabeth Shue for what was amounted to a
throwaway part in
Back to the Futures II &
III ...perhaps hoping that nobody would notice the replacement of the original actress whatshername. That was
so weird. Anyone old enough to remember that? As a young boy I was desperately in love with Elisabeth Shue via
The Karate Kid -- 'tis true. This McFly move emotionally signified the end of Shue's stardom for me (yes, even as a kid I went all white-knuckled, fearing unemployment for my actresses ...no wonder I'm getting worry lines). But then 5 years later
Leaving Las Vegas premiered and the blessed Oscar nomination happened for Ms. Shue.
What does all this mean? Maria Bello in 2013, people... Maria Bello in 2013!
