Public image As an actress, Paltrow performed in mainly small and medium-budget films for most of her early career, starring in few blockbusters until 2004's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. According to Charles Taylor of Salon, much of these performances were defined by a "blasé" demeanor that made her endearing at times, but overall demonstrated "a promising actress who needed some training to refine her potential". Similarly, Jose Solis of PopMatters said "When she’s good, she’s absolutely brilliant, when she’s bad, she just seems deeply uninterested". Many of her characters were wealthy, privileged, and academic, and she was often labeled "Hollywood royalty" by the press. Many viewers mistook her as British due to her regular roles as ingénues in period films, and some publications have described her feigned British accent as one of the best among non-British actors. She was frequently compared to actress Grace Kelly, with whom she shared "blondness, refinement, glacial good looks and all-round star quality", according to The Independent.
Public image As an actress, Paltrow performed in mainly small and medium-budget films for most of her early career, starring in few blockbusters until 2004's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. According to Charles Taylor of Salon, much of these performances were defined by a "blasé" demeanor that made her endearing at times, but overall demonstrated "a promising actress who needed some training to refine her potential". Similarly, Jose Solis of PopMatters said "When she’s good, she’s absolutely brilliant, when she’s bad, she just seems deeply uninterested". Many of her characters were wealthy, privileged, and academic, and she was often labeled "Hollywood royalty" by the press. Many viewers mistook her as British due to her regular roles as ingénues in period films, and some publications have described her feigned British accent as one of the best among non-British actors She was frequently compared to actress Grace Kelly, with whom she shared "blondness, refinement, glacial good looks and all-round star quality", according to The Independent.