Monday, July 11, 2011

Wicker Park, Again

I had last seen the 2004 Josh Hartnett thriller WICKER PARK about maybe 5 years ago (recommended to me and lent by a co-worker) and though I really enjoyed it, about the only thing I recalled about the lead actresses were that there was s stoic blonde playing Hartnett’s romantic lead, and an adorably crazy strawberry redhead playing the “fly In the ointment” character.
Wicker Park
So I’m browsing through my catalog of DVD Movies, deciding what to watch, and I realize I haven’t seen Wicker Park since I picked it up for myself, all those years ago! I was just the right time to see it for I had forgotten a lot of the exciting twists and it would be like enjoying the movie all over again!

Watching the movie, I realized how old this movie was when I saw how YOUNG Hartnett was in this flick, and had to laugh seeing Matthew “Shaggy” Lillard as his best friend! Then the main female lead came onscreen, the “stoic blonde”Lisa...
Above and Below: Diane Kruger in Wicker Park
...and I’ll be darned if it wasn’t Diane Kruger, the lass who was SO WONDERFUL as German Actress Bridget Von Hammersmark in INGLORIOUS BASTERDS! I had NO IDEA!
in INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
A little later on in the movie, the mysterious “other Girl” known only as Alex made her appearance onscreen...
Above and Below: Rose Byrne in Wicker Park
...and I was ONCE AGAIN blown away to find that that luscious redheaded troublemaker was none other than Rose Byrne, most recently seen as the young ‘n’ sexy Moira MacTaggert in the X-MEN FIRST CLASS Movie!!! Whodathunkit!
Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert in X-MEN FIRST CLASS
How Awesome! Wicker Park: The Movie that keeps on Giving!
Rose Byrne, Wicker Park
Diane Kruger, Wicker Park