Just How Far Has Julia Roberts Fallen?
JULIA ROBERTS is walking proof that the combined whammy of a plus-40 age and triple childbirth has no ill bearing on a woman’s sex appeal.
The actress looked stunning in a pink and black bikini as she exposed her hot bod to the sun’s rays in scorching Hawaii.
Julia is holidaying on the islands with her hubby DANIEL MODER and their three children.
For a woman who’s famously body shy – employing a double for sex scenes with RICHARD GERE in 1990 classic Pretty Woman – Julia is learning to embrace her gorgeous figure.
Julia Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is a respected actress in the United States. She was a former model that inched her way to become one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses. Julia's talent in acting came from her parents who were former actors and playwrights. Her fame flourished when she starred in the comedy-drama movie Pretty Woman with Richard Gere. After that stint, Julia appeared as a lead role in other blockbuster films like Runaway Bride, Ocean's Eleven, and Erin Brockovich. Julia Roberts's acting prowess in the film Erin Brockovich made her the Best Actress in the 2001 Academy Award and Oscar. She was praised by various critics and was tagged as America's Sweetheart because of her wholesome image and fame. Among her latest movies are Charlie Wilson's War, The Ant Bully, and Charlotte's Web. Julia Roberts is married to Danny Moder a cinematographer and a mother to two kids.
This weekend’s pretty terrible opening for Julia Roberts in "Duplicity" raises a couple of good questions. Is she still a box office draw? Was she ever?
The total of $14.4 million for "Duplicity" for an actress who commands $15 million a picture is a scary new fact of life.
The second question is easily answered. For about four years, from 1997 to 2001, Roberts was at her peak. She had a wildly successful run of commercial films beginning with "My Best Friend’s Wedding," and continuing with "Conspiracy Theory," "Stepmom," "Notting Hill," "Runaway Bride," "Erin Brokovich," "The Mexican," and "America’s Sweethearts."
The run sort of unofficially ended in late 2001 with "Ocean’s Eleven," which really can’t be counted as a Julia Roberts movie exclusively — it starred George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon. But you might say it was the culmination of all Roberts’ good will with her audience.
And then, it was over.
Instead of capitalizing on her good fortune and making a run of it in her 30s, Roberts fizzed out. She made four clunkers in a row — appearances in Steven Soderbergh’s self indulgent Full Frontal and George Clooney’s poorly handled Confessions of a Dangerous Mind; starring roles in Mike Nichols’s artsy "Closer" and Mike Newell’s fussy "Mona Lisa Smile" didn’t help.
Either she simply didn’t care or wasn’t getting good advice. But the magic was gone. In most fans’ minds, the Julia Roberts Era ends in 2001. eight years ago.
In fact, Roberts got out of the game around age 33. That’s about ten years earlier than most actresses with star power in the past have shifted downward a bit as roles become harder to find
nstead of ramping up, looking to develop projects or create a legacy, Roberts went in the other direction. She got married for a second time, in 2002, when she was 35, and ultimately had three children. She tried one comeback in 2007, with "Charlie Wilson’s War," that didn’t amount to much.
Taking the time off didn’t help, plus choosing mediocre material. The answer to the first question is that, with the release of "Duplicity," Roberts is now in a period of re-evaluation. She takes her place in line behind Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon, and yes, Jennifer Aniston, as America’s First Lady of the Movies.
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