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Sandy's All About Steve mullet should marry Tom Hanks' The Da Vinci Code mullet and have babies.

Kim Hollis: Between The Proposal and All About Steve, has Sandra Bullock proven she's still a viable romantic comedy lead, or is All About Steve the beginning of the end for her as a lead actress?

Josh Spiegel: As much as I'm not a fan, I don't think this is anywhere near the end of Bullock's career as a leading lady. Granted, I think she may be advised to choose a little wiser next time, but with the success of The Proposal, she's still viable. If anything, All About Steve will probably be as quickly forgotten as a foray into drama such as Premonition.

Pete Kilmer: This is nowhere near the end for her as a lead actress - she's done this before. She has a massive hit in a rom-com and then follows it up with something that no one wants to see her in. I do think she has a window for how many times she can do this, though, as she's starting to hit that age where movie studios don't want to use women - which is a shame. Sandra is a very gifted comedic actor and I think she's looking for something outside of the "rom-com" playbook. She'll find it, might take a few other missteps, but she will.





Sean Collier: I think she'll stay strong if she becomes more selective. There's nothing wrong with taking a couple of years off and picking your spots, and she'd probably endear herself more if she followed that model. The trick will be not to follow a bad project with another bad project - her next move should be chosen with care.

Reagen Sulewski: I think Bullock is the rare actress that can take several years off and still have people remember her fondly. Usually after a few years of not being on the screen in your typical genre, audiences are on to the next and newest thing. So while it probably doesn't have to come to that (everyone picks a bad script from time to time), she could take another couple of years off if she felt like it.

Kim Hollis: While I think she's nearing her expiration date, I don't think the causality would be from All About Steve. Instead, the honest and brutal reality is that she's reached an age where parts won't come so easily, particularly because she seems to insist on taking the roles that have her tripping and running along beside vans, looking ridiculous. She really ought to do an indie project that lets her showcase some real acting chops, I think.

David Mumpower: I'll offer the dissenting opinion here by saying that I think that her days as a romantic lead are ending in inglorious fashion with All About Steve. The fact that she's gotten two such parts at the age of 45 speaks volumes about her lasting appeal. This is a brutal industry, however, and all good things (i.e. people over 40) must come to an end (i.e. only get roles as treacherous politicians, corporate overlords and wizened grandparents).

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