From Stealthy To Sultry, The Gorgeous Rose Byrne

Just watched the much-talked about Kristen Wiig Comedy BRIDESMAIDS. As readers of this blog know, I've loved her since her hilarious "Virgania Horsen's Hot-Air Balloon Rides" Commercials on SNL so I was set to watch this movie with much anticipation!

Well, It was as good as I'd hoped, and everyone was great in it, but HOLY FRICKING HELL, special mention MUST be made of actress Rose Byrne here! 

As You recall, I've loved her since Wicker Park and drooled over her turn as Moira MacTaggert in X-Men First Class, but MY GOD, she looks positively SMOULDERING with sultry SEXINESS in Bridesmaids as the entirely POSH Helen Harris, the "Rich Bitch" arch enemy of harried Annie (Kristen Wiig)!

Seeing her run around in her lingerie in X-Men was of course a high point for me, but HOLY CRAP, Rose looks SO DAMN gorgeous here, she reminded me of Jane Seymour back in her 'Live And Let Die" Solitaire Days, and that' ain't whistlin' Dixie, 'cause I LOVE Jane Seymour!! Man, I have GOT to start seeing more of her movies!

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