I just watched this indie film Please Give...it's an ok movie totally an indie I wasn't impressed with the end just the stars of the movie....but Amanda Peet always shines in the movies I see her in! big budget or smaller indies.
She's naturally beautiful, and she seems to play those girls with quick wit and charm very well and you always love her character....some recent favs for me:
anyone got any opinion?
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Amanda sure looks pretty hot. But the only film i´ve seen her in was Whipped (2000) and it wasn´t very good.
She seem to play strong characters and still have that certain charm like you said. I need to check out those movies you mentioned.
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
sorry muffy, for some reason i cannot stand this woman. she pops up in movies and always seems to play an annoying character??
i heard she's really good friends with john cusack.. they've been in a couple of movies together...2012 & identity.
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
I'm a fan. Like Muffy said, naturally beautiful, and I liked her in Identity, Saving Silverman, and A Lot Like Love. Beautiful eyes...girl next door kinda look....
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
Ronnie say it isn't so? so you feel for Amanda what I feel for Jennifer Anniston or Julia Roberts?
A Lot Like Love was surprisingly great to me too Kev! Haven't seen Whipped I assumed I wouldn't like it you know I shouldn't assume....***-out-of-you-and-me.
I can't stress how great THE EX IS!!! Bateman steals the show....he's hilarious! The locker room scene omg!
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
Admire? Is that the right word? She's a pretty woman who went into a profession that is notably biased towards pretty people, and she's made money and had some degree of success. Personally, I admire nurses more than actresses.
Peet is usually pretty good in the movies I've seen her in (even if the movies themselves aren't that good). But, then again, why shouldn't she be? She's been an actress for ages and she has a pretty face. If you can't put those two together and make 'em work you might as well give up on life!
I agree about Julia Roberts though... she grinds my gears!
quote:Beautiful eyes...girl next door kinda look....
Maybe if you live in Beverly Hills!
Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
I saw your post here a while ago Muffy. I think Amanda Peet is really beautiful and a good actress. Anyhoo, I thought I'd tell you that she is working on a pilot titled Bent on NBC. I just read this over at tvline.com
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
I'll have to check it out Pitts! thanks for the info Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
I actually prefer her in more serious roles like Syrianna etc AP was good as Ben Affleck's bitchy fiancée in Changing Lanes.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
i like i really like.
thought she was funny on saving silverman
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
I'm with Ronnie--and Muffy--on this one. Amanda Peet can be very good at times, see "The Whole Nine Yards," but she's not a world-class actress and, unfortunately, gets cast in a lot of shrill or shrewish parts. (And I don't find her particularly attractive either.) Jennifer Anniston is basically a walking, talking haircut, who, while a somewhat cute and charming TV actress, has absolutely zero presence on the big screen, see "Derailed" in particular. (Funny how David Duchovny, so good on TV, also just disappears into the backround in theatrical movie roles. I think that it's the acting style is "too small" for movies.) And we aren't even going to mention Julia Roberts, whom I can only stand in small doses. Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
What? David Duchovny was brilliant in "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead"..
Amanda Peet was great in "The Whole Nine Yards" and "The Ex".. and I'll throw in "Saving Silverman" and "A Lot Like Love" as decent movies.. but where's the golden ticket? I keep wanting Peet to be in something amazing, but it just hasn't happened.
What about "Syriana"?
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Duchovny! ROFL
Yeah, something in the back of my mind tells me that Peet is actually attractive--and I want to like her--but you're right that she never gets the parts. And then I go back to fantasizing about Rachel McAdams or Elizabeth Banks or Rosario Dawson, beautiful women who really can act and do get good roles.
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