among major’ish stars, that is? i was reminded by her amazing double act in coffee and cigarettes of just how good an actress she is. only naomi watts comes close i think. laura linney is also very good but not exactly a star. kidman can turn it on when she wants to but she also does things like cold mountain. whatever happened to judy davis, by the way?
for those who haven’t seen it, i would highly recommend blanchett in the gift, which also features great performances from giovanni ribisi and yes, keanu reeves.
I agree about Blanchett. I LOVED her in Aviator and Life Aquatic. But “The Gift” fucking sucks. It is dreck of a singular order.
She was very good in Lord of the Rings as the mystical Jack Valenti, popping out of the woods and such….