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'Wicker Park' reviews of Rose replied on: 9/5/2004 3:22:46 AM The juiciest role goes to Rose Byrne as Alex, a mysterious woman with whom Matthew crosses paths. She outshines her co-stars (Tampa Tribune, Florida, 3 September 2004). Perhaps the best performance is delivered by Rose Byrne (also a "Troy" survivor) as Alex, Luke’s insecure and demanding girlfriend. Byrne’s Alex wears her emotions on the surface even as she buries her motivations deep inside (Times-Picayune, New Orleans, 3 September 2004). But pity Rose Byrne. She plays Lisa's neighbor, a pivotal character, yet one so unfortunate in personality that one can only cringe when she's onscreen (Daily News, New York, 3 September 2004). Even Byrne never really carries much danger, coming across as dumb rather than unhinged. Her character therefore is sad, not scary. (The Washington Post, 3 September 2004). "Wicker Park" tries to perpetuate the fallacy that brunette women are mousier than blond women, going so far as to dress the lovely Byrne, who resembles Isabel Adjani, in geek-style button-up collar and bad hair ... But Byrne has a vivid presence, and she and Matthew Lillard ... are far more interesting than the central pair. (San Francisco Chronicle, 3 September 2004) Byrne's performance is wonderfully winsome -- convincing as well as conniving -- in the pivotal role. She is really the star of the film, and a good one, (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3 September 2004) An equally serious drawback is that Byrne is unable to make Alex a captivating villainess. She's simply a hugely unsympathetic, hateful piece of work, too selfishly destructive for her and Matthew to be able to recognize themselves in each other, which would have given the film an intriguing dimension. (Los Angeles Times, 3 September 2004)

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