tv guide capsule rvw says miscast in MonaLisaSmiles, so who cld've been instead? ~catherine keener maybe? who is in a category with julia roberts? meaning even just, her age?
Regularly "opens" a movie without needing a hot male actor's star power -- beat that, Angelina, Meg, Jodie, Gwyneth, and Helen!beat that, Angelina, Meg, Jodie, Gwyneth, and Helen!
so that's: Angelina Jolie - but she's a star. like a rock star. Gwyneth Paltrow - also ~ more glam.
Helen Hunt - ok. and I like watching her better.. Jodie Foster - ok. also ~ can play more serious roles.
Meg Ryan -I dislike her standard character who makes those faces. she was good in When a Man Loves A Woman.

Fametracker :: The Fame Audit :: Julia Roberts: She has been the most bankable woman in Hollywood, more or less, for the last ten years. With the possible exception of Harrison Ford, she's the closest thing to blue-chip stock that Hollywood has. huh