Harsh 'Variety' Editors Take Official Stand on Natalie Portman's Acting Skills

STV — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:45:00 EDT

All she wanted to do was direct, and now look: The gang at Variety all but scoffed today at Natalie Portman's forthcoming feature helming debut, scare-quoting an implicit vote of no confidence in the job she has now. But she'll show the "trade paper" yet, with her short-film bow on the the way in the omnibus New York, I Love You and more outstanding performances to come in 2009. Seriously — this is an Oscar nominee! Have they not seen Closer? Or that film she did years ago with Luc Besson? Oh. Wait. [Variety]

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Harsh 'Variety' Editors Take Official Stand on Natalie Portman's Acting Skills