It is sometimes hard for me to take Hillary Duff’s acting career seriously. I haven’t been able to watch Gossip Girl this season so I really have no idea what she is like. Regardless, I think her new movie “According to Greta” is shedding new light on the kind of potential she has as an actress. She was an actress first before a singer and I think in general I just like her better as an actress. This is really embarrassing, but every time she cries in a movie…I cry.
A Cinderella Story, Cadet Kelly, Raise Your Voice, that Lizzie McGuire episode where the paper boy dumped her… powerful stuff right there.
It’s HiLary not HiLLary =)
This movie was so good – I think Hilary Duff can use it as a springboard to launch into more mature roles. She never over-acted, which I think a lot of young actors tend to do whenever they start playing more serious characters. Kudos to her. Ellen Burstyn was terrific as the grandma, too.
I also really love the song “I Wanna Die” by Jolie Holland and I was so happy to hear it during the opening credits…what a great mood-setter.