As the date of congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks), she gives a textbook lesson in making every frame matter. Mike Nichols’ political comedy is stolen by Philip Seymour Hoffman as a blowhard CIA agent, but don’t discount Blunt. As the baker’s wife, she puts nifty spins on every line, look and gesture, as well as belting out show tunes without bludgeoning the nuances – or our ears.

Was it the dated concept or the dead hand of the director, Rob Marshall? What is beyond dispute is that Blunt is the standout performer – and not only because anyone would look impressive next to James Corden. There are any number of reasons why Stephen Sondheim’s fairytale mashup fizzled out on the way to the screen. Photograph: Peter Mountain/Disney/Allstar Blunt with James Corden in Into the Woods. She plays a single mother living on a farm with her young son (Pierce Gagnon), who has potent telekinetic abilities. Her scenes late in the day provide notes of Witness-like calm and contemplation, albeit fleetingly. Looper (2012)Īmid the Terminator-inspired brain-fry of Rian Johnson’s time-loop thriller about a contract killer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) hunting his future self (Bruce Willis), Blunt is a tonic. Then again, it is probably the only romcom in which a woman (Blunt) is shot in the thigh by a preschooler with a crossbow. Like everything from the Judd Apatow stable, it outstays its welcome. Work gets in the way of wedded bliss in this likable comedy starring Blunt and Jason Segel as a procrastinating couple. What a letdown, then, to see her sidelined, with the bulk of the climactic drama handed to Benicio del Toro. Photograph: Richard Foreman/Lionsgate/AllstarĪs an FBI agent battling not only criminals but also patronising male colleagues, the stage seemed set for Blunt (paired with Daniel Kaluuya) to follow in the footsteps of Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs or Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty.

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