Angry/sexy

And Hope Davis… well… I have always liked watching Hope Davis’ work, but I haven’t always understood how directors saw her in some of the roles she’s played. Something like American Splendor is character work… terrific. But there has always been a kind of angry, sexy blond thing that I could see that directors saw in her, but I never really got it. To see her throw herself around the stage here… fearless… and showing herself to have a body that you would expect to see gracing the pages of Maxim. After years of watching her work, a serious actress, I must admit that it came as a real surprise to me.

From David Poland’s recent comments on the New York stage production of “God of Carnage,” which I touched briefly upon two weeks ago.  I’m glad someone else recognized this fireball.