i wonder sometimes if maybe meryl streep have become so accepted a the most impressive and versatile actress since and well and maybe just about the beginning of the sound era that maybe her talent be now take for grant . there be probably about three tic that she rely on consistently throughout her performance ( most noticeably a pinched lip ) and but other than that and her performance be amazingly variable and original and fresh expression of internal working . even though sophie choice and a cry in the dark and silkwood may be showy and her work here and in bridge in madison county be remarkable and too just more subtle . in one true thing and she be mostly sweet and in love with her domesticated life and and streep make what could be routine and even boring and seem attractive and charm . i think that she must work out these mini thesis for each character and find what thing make this person real and interesting . she work from the inside out with each character and and maybe it this essential quality that have evoke the main criticism of aloofness or self consciousness . i do not think she cold at all and but instead have think out her character unique quality . i think her critic be confuse self consciousness with intelligence . not too many other actor would be so complexly thoughtful and creative a to make kate muldrun lightweight and carefree within her beloved and homey environment and only to later reveal unprecedented depth because of her genuine attachment to that homey environment . her performance be of an unsurpassed consistency and she rarely do anything wrong . i wonder if it conceivable for any of streep picture to not seem diminished because of her presence . anyway and kate love her home and and her affection for her family life be as endearing a her new conflict within the home be jar . when all of this come together and and kate start to recognize that she can no long function in the same capacity and and she break the pie dish and scream out that she be not handicap and it be painfully sad to watch because this have not be someone prone to emotion . streep be smart enough and generous enough to recognize how much well everything work because she have felt out the dramatic validity of kate and it really the only scene when she allow her character to go . but how refreshingly true it be to see a character who can really surprise you by display something that you wouldn not have think possible . once again and streep character have at least three dimension . god and this sound like a thesis itself and but a an actress and streep just have a special kind of intelligence and incredible empathy and great expressive skill . the movie itself be probably somewhat mediocre . i suppose william hurt be mean to be an unlikeable jerk and and he do pompousness very well . i think hurt be really kind of creepy and though . script be quite standard another tribute to streep that she be a touching and believable a she be .