As you can guess, a huge reason that this is an effective film is the acting. Mariah Carey is surprisingly effective as a social worker who wants some answers before she starts handing out welfare checks. Paula Patton essentially plays an angel, but we need one in stories like these — especially in stories with someone like Mo’Nique’s wretched mother. In a great assortment of strong female performances, Mo’Nique’s is perhaps the most powerful. I heard all the talk about how good she was, but I almost always take everything I hear with a grain of salt. I was taken aback by her work here. I mean, Mo’Nique?
大家應(yīng)該能想到,這部電影能成功的一個(gè)關(guān)鍵原因是演員的表演。瑪麗亞·凱莉在片中甚為成功地扮演了一個(gè)社會(huì)工作者,她在發(fā)放福利救濟(jì)金之前希望搞清楚那些人致貧的原因。波拉·巴頓(飾演的“珍愛(ài)”的老師)實(shí)質(zhì)上是個(gè)天使角色,但在這樣的故事中我們需要有一個(gè)這樣的人物,特別是故事中還有莫妮卡所飾演的邪惡母親這種角色。把片中所有女演員的優(yōu)秀表演審視一遍,可以看出莫妮卡的表演也許是最出彩的。我曾聽(tīng)到大家眾口一詞地夸贊莫妮卡演得好,但我?guī)缀蹩偸菍?duì)自己的所聞半信半疑。而這次她的表演讓我大吃一驚,我是說(shuō),這是莫妮卡嗎?真是讓我刮目相看??!