Mona Lisa Smile is a fine B-movie with fine performances by its leading ladies. Julia Roberts is fine as the liberal arts teacher who tries to mold her students into becoming more than just wives to the rich. Kirsten Dunst is good as the egotistical bitch who ends up learning the most from Robert's character. Julia Stiles is fine as the very intellectual student who decides to set herself to standards in spite of the lessons from Robert's character. Maggie Gyllenhahl is terrific as the very promiscious student who tries to set herself to Robert's standards. So basically the whole movie revolves aroud Julia Roberts. And if she fails to deliver a brilliant performance, then the whole movie falls flat on his back. Well, she is well short of that brilliant performance but still manages to make this film worth seeing because she is Julia Roberts and there will never be another one quite like her.
Review of Mona Lisa Smile
