If I were a betting man, I might put a little cash down on Jennifer Lawrence, who’s hotly tipped to take home a special acting prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival for her work in Debra Granik’s Ozark drama Winter’s Bone. The 19-year-old Lawrence has put in good work before in little-seen films like The Burning Plain and The Poker House, but Winter’s Bone immediately announces her as a major new actress. As Ree, who struggles to provide for her brother and sister while investigating her father’s disappearance, the magnetically somnambulant actress suggests Scarlett Johansson gone hillbilly.
Ree may be quiet, dirty and opaque, but in real life, Lawrence is an energetic stunner. Movieline sat down with her shortly after Winter’s Bone premiered at the festival. Read More