If Will Smith, Don Cheadle and Denzel Washington were not big stars, black actresses would not get work. Playing the wife of any of these men seems to be the key to having any career in Hollywood. It is sort of depressing but true. Salli Richardson is Smith's wife in this flick. She was bigish in the 90s and is having a comeback.
i was thinking this last night... watching of all things, Gridiron Gang (movie w/ the Rock and juvenile detention center football team). there was the amazing jurnee smollett (star of eve's bayou) as the cute, smart girlfriend of the male protagonist... i made this argument years ago with her eve's bayou co-star meagan good, but seeing jurnee also relegated to the girlfriend/love interest role just brought it all painfully back... *sigh*
Posted by: tracey | August 12, 2007 at 10:14 AM