The Independent - London, July 3rd, 1997
If films were exclusively about acting, the American cinema would be the greatest in the world; but they aren't, and it isn't.
Yet, even as one rages against the imbecility of so much of Hollywood's current output, one cannot but be stupefied by the easy, natural virtuosity, at times an almost imperceptible virtuosity, of American movie actors, especially when they confine themselves to the register of unfussy, vernacular naturalism with which they are most at ease. (If called upon to extend their range, the same actors can be deeply embarrassing to watch - think of the implausible endeavours...
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