She Said: Wolverine

By Caroline Thibodeaux

May 4, 2009

Never get into a Who Can Sing Louder fight with Liev Schreiber.

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Once the credits had rolled and we'd finished watching the now almost obligatory post-show nugget designed to stir up interest in yet another sequel, my mind turned once again – as it often does - to Thoughts of Hugh. There's something about Hugh Jackman's film career that just escapes me. Here is a guy who has been big on the scene for almost ten years now. He's got it all. He's charming, handsome and funny. The camera adores him and wants to eat him for breakfast. By all accounts he's one of the hardest-working men in the biz. He can do everything – act, sing, dance, tell jokes etc. And from what acquaintances have told me about his work ethic, he not only works harder than everyone else, he's quite possibly the nicest above the line star since Tom Hanks. Still, I'm perplexed. With all of these gifts and the major advantages and opportunities that have come with his numerous successes and the admirable approach to what he does – why can't Hugh headline a movie on his own that has a good or at least decent script? What the heck is that all about?




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I'm talking about a filmography that includes Van Helsing, Australia, Swordfish, Deception, The Fountain and Someone Like You. He may as well have also starred in a movie called Blugh, Blah and Blecch – it couldn't have been less appealing than some of that other stuff. (I refuse to add "Kate and Leopold" to this list because as the only person in the world who actually digs this movie, I must remain in solidarity with my guilty pleasure.) It may sound absolutely ridiculous, because by now it is, but will somebody please take pity on this A-List Movie Star Pleasure to Work With Hottie Whose Name Alone Can Get You A Greenlight and write him a script that actually works?!

I mean is that really too much to ask?


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