She was better here than she usually is, but no, she can't act. She's awful. Worse I ever saw her in though was Into The Wild. This was tons better than that, but she's still a terrible actress who always looks messy.
Well she didn't look good in this movie. She continually scrunched her lips and batted her eyes and shook her head like a moron. (All traits she shows in every single movie.)And, evidently, she was unable to comb the rat's nest on top of her head.
Also, in this movie, I don't think she was even remotely feminine. I think she looked and acted dykey.
I just wasn't made for these times. (Brian Wilson)
If her hair looked like a rat's nest, it was because it was suppose to like like one. Actors and actresses sit in chairs and have professional stylist style their hair. She looked exactly the way she was supposed to look.
She has this weird little stubborn,tough grimace--thing she does with her mouth which would be completely inappropriate for a Chekhov role--looked anachronistic.