You can't just tell actors, especially young ones, to 'act happy' and expect them to do it. They must in some essential way be happy.
Roger EbertA few actresses have all but set up shop as women of a certain age who attract younger lovers. I think of Susan Sarandon, Cameron Diaz and Isabelle Huppert.
Roger EbertLife's missed opportunities, at the end, may seem more poignant to us than those we embraced โ because in our imagination they have a perfection that reality can never rival.
Roger Ebert