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Was Meg Ryan a good casting choice?

posted 6 years ago by PrimeMinisterX (8859)
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I was just looking through the IMDB trivia for this film and ran across this line:

"English critic Mark Kermode cited this film's casting of Meg Ryan as a helicopter pilot as the benchmark for a casting decision so ludicrous that it takes the viewer out of the film."

I think that Meg Ryan, especially for the time, was probably a SURPRISING choice. But I don't know that she was a BAD choice. I do say that, however, while having some reservations about her performance.

What do you think?

[–] HarlemEagle42 (18430) 4 years ago

I thought Meg Ryan did a good job.

[–] trevorh321 (5495) 3 years ago

I thought she was fine until she started speaking, the accent was not very good. But the movie itself is kinda mediocre. For me, I thought Damon gave the best performance and I usually can't stand him.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8859) 3 years ago

I watched the film for the first time just before I made this thread, so I guess three years ago. I thought it was a pretty good movie with a great cast.

You may be right about Meg's accent, but that notwithstanding, I thought she did a capable job of showing that she could handle roles that went beyond the cute girl-next-door rom-com lead.

[–] Ranb (11345) 2 years ago

Read about MJ Hegar, young and short, a helicopter pilot in Afghanistan. She wrote a book called Shoot like a Girl. Good read.