She finally hit the big time last year with Legally Blonde, a sequel to which is due next summer, and the success of Sweet Home Alabama confirms her place on Hollywood’s A-list. Since then she’s been memorable in such diverse films as Best Laid Plans, Freeway, Cruel Intentions and Pleasantville and she was extraordinary as a scary high school student in the dark satire Election. Though only 26, Witherspoon has been around for over 10 years and made a strong impression on the handful of us who saw her 1991 debut, The Man In The Moon. Last weekend, Jennifer Lopez beat the crew of the Enterprise to the top spot at the US box office with Maid In Manhattan and, a couple of months ago, Sweet Home Alabama grossed $35 million in its first three days on the strength of its star Reese Witherspoon, possibly the most popular of them all. Now the tables are finally turning as a new generation of glamour queens fresh from the cover of Hello magazine – Catherine Zeta Jones, Renee Zellweger, Cameron Diaz – join Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock as big draws for a female audience bored with special effects and boys in lycra. Throughout the 80s and 90s, male stars dominated mainstream films and actresses were usually relegated to playing the star’s girlfriend. It’s been a long time since Hollywood’s female stars held their own against the men. Another new face has joined the DVD Times team… Kevin O’Reilly has reviewed the theatrical release of Sweet Home Alabama starring Reese Witherspoon.
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