Say what you like about Halle Berry (so long as it's all good), but she's not shy at taking on challenging roles. Her Oscar-winning turn as a struggling mother in Monster's Ball was one of the most harrowingly visceral performances of a female lead that we've ever seen. And no, we're not biased because it had a rather memorable sex scene in it. Halle was truly great. With her clothes on as well as off. And with her latest performance in Frankie & Alice, it shows that she's keeping up the trend. Halle plays a woman with multiple personality disorder who battles to keep her racist alter-ago under wraps. Don't laugh, it's serious stuff.
It's an interesting concept for a film, because it touches upon the inherent duality of consciousness and identity. In being played through the lens of someone with a mental disorder, it extends the metaphor to a practical setting. So we recommend you go and see it, if not for educational purposes then to see another brilliant performance from the endlessly versalite actress. We can forget about career blips such as Gothika and, ahem, Catwoman (for which she won a Razzie), because the good stuff indubitably drowns out the bad.She attended the screening yesterday night in NYC, and by gum is she still looking hot. We say still like we're surprised that she should be. Because, you know, she's 44 and not getting any younger, so what the hell does she think she's doing looking this good? Especially without the aid of any discernable cosmetic enhancements. No, we're not surprised at all. It's good genes is what it is. And regular abstinence from worldly distractions.
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