Oh deary me, things are not so great for Sienna Miller the latest Brit to hit Broadway. Performing 'After Miss Julie' a couple of theatres down from former boyfriend Jude Law and fellow Brit Actor Daniel Craig everything could have been set for a British domination of the American stage that would have proved that once again England is setting the acting standard, alas it was not to be. Whilst Johnny Lee Miller is getting good solid reviews for his part in the production the same cannot be said of Sienna. Critics have called her 'Wooly' in this country being kind to a woman who is no veteran of the stage but in America they have savaged her. Terry Teachout of the Wall Street Journal said:
"A model turned second-tier movie star, all she does is stalk around the stage striking vampy poses. She has no more business playing a classic stage role than I have posing for the cover of Vogue."
High praise indeed but not as high as the praise the New York Times gave her, critic Ben Brantley says:
"If Julie is written as clashing chords of conflicted impulses, Ms Miller plays them like a novice at a piano, plunking down each note loudly and individually."
So poor Sienna Miller, she still has till the 6th of December in the show, providing it doesn't get shut first, and I get the feeling more American criticism is on its way.
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