Title: Love the Performance, Hate the Character (Spoiler Attached)
Review: In "Being Julia" Annette Bening gloriously reafirms herself as one of today's most nuanced film actresses, in both the film's over-the-top and quieter moments. But why we should care about this foolish, vain, self-centered, adulteress drama queen is beyond me. Particularly at the end, which the filmmakers plainly see as Julia's personal triumph over her adversaries. But what adversaries? No-one's to blame for the pickle she finds herself in more than herself. So how is publicly humiliating an innocent -- albeit annoying -- person a triumph? It's petty, cruel, self-serving, unprofessional behavior. And that she should be rewarded for it is completely implausable. I understand that the film is meant to be fluff, but even fluff has to make sense. The marvelous supporting cast, most notably Juliet Stevenson, helped enormously to keep my attentions from completely waning.
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