Like most acquired tastes, this one gets addictive after a while. She
was unfamiliar and off-putting in Jerry Maguire – her
self-consciousness was something that she didn't seem to have earned
yet. En route to Bridget Jones stardom, she's done hard time as a love
interest (The Bachelor; Me, Myself And Irene), triumphed as Nurse
Betty (an incredibly tricky role), and excelled less ostentatiously
as the sensitive centre of One True Thing – probably her most complete,
believable bit of acting to date. Now that we've got to know her better
she's magic: she gets you on her side, and you stay there.
