Katie Holmes Gets "Collective Groan" at Disastrous Screening
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Katie Holmes just can't catch a break -- at least when it comes to her career.
First her eight-part miniseries The Kennedys, in which she was set to star as former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, was dropped by the History Channel, and now her crime drama, The Son of No One, has earned the undesired label of the Sundance Film Festival's first bomb.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, several industry insiders (and regular audience members) walked out of a screening Monday well before the final credits rolled. And when one viewer attempted to start a round of applause, no one was biting.
Cassian Elwes, who's selling distribution rights to the film, told Deadline that the exits were due to a mistake by the projectionist, who turned the lights on two scenes before the end of the flick.
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And though Holmes, only had a small role in the New York-based cop flick, which stars Al Pacino and Channing Tatum, an insider tells UsMagazine.com her performance was memorable -- for all the wrong reasons.
"When Katie showed up on screen, there was a collective groan," says a source, who attended the screening. "She plays the wife of a Queens' cop [Tatum] and she was completely miscast. They have her cursing a lot. And when she swore, there were chuckles."
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Continues the insider of the actress, 32, "She was wrong for it. Al Pacino's acting in the movie was intentionally over the top, and he did it with a wink. Most of the cast seemed in on the joke -- except for Katie. She was acting like she was in a dramatic Sundance indie, when it's really just a typical cop movie."
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25The best thing Katie Holmes is best known for is making beautiful babies. She should stick to that and have a few more. Because she is Mrs. Tom Cruise she will never be given a break. Just like Kate Capshaw now Mrs. Spielberg ( who I adored} Katie is doomed in the acting business.
I totally agree with you on that statement Avona!
Yes, poor Katie, it has to do with her marriage to Tom the Idiotologist. I think he can just suck the life out of anyone, literally. Hes like a psychic energy vampire. He was doing it to his exes, mimi rogers and nicole. not its on to katie
Jesse James is a nice polite man and I am tired of all the cracks made agsiast him, Sandra sure has had her share of men slobbering all over her
This is what I don't like about hollywood. This movie isn't out yet and they are trashing. Geesh! I just watch what I want to watch. Usually the trailers help me make that decision. She may have some type casting issues not because she is swearing for a role, but because people have small minds and associate Katie too much with her roles. That can be a problem. Anyway I glad she is stepping outside of her shell and trying new things.
According to a respected UK journalist who was at the screening this report is FALSE. No groans directed at her performance, early exit caused by the early rolling of the credits and a rush to the next showing and allegdly the Hollywood reporter wasn't at this screening. Check out dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1350556/Katie-Holmes-film-flop-Reports-audience-walking-exaggerated.html
Her being cast as Channing Tatum's love interest doesn't really sound right to me and I can't imagine Katie being one to do a lot of cursing in a movie. She seems more fitted as a more sophisticated character to me. But oh well, maybe it's better than we think.
Her first mistake was marrying Tom Cruise! That man has completely gone off the deep end and has ruined her reputation because of his obsessive Scientology practices.
It's ok...she will be able to get a good role & opportunity in the future, I'm sure. At least she's financially stable.
katie holmes is a hit or miss actress.if she sucks in a movie, it usually seems to blow over.
So much for accurate reporting by OMG From Mail Online "Her latest film The Son Of No One flopped at the Sundance Film Festival this week, when several audience members walked out of an industry screening (ie 2 or 3 people) and put that with the rest of the article...." "However, the film's distribution agent Cassian Elwes blames the movie's early exists on a mistake by the theatre's projectionist, saying he stopped the film and turned the lights on early." 'It's not true that the movie is a bomb,' he said. 'We're got three offers, but I feel some buyers pushing their own agenda with spin to bring the price down.'
wow. some people sare just unprofessional and immature. grow up. and show some respect.
People groaned because they're sick of her and her weird ways. That's all there is to it.
gudluck katie..you still number one in our heart..we love you.
maybe she was just having a bad day.
maybe she was just having a bad day.
Thank God...finally some reason with this talentless twit.
Am I the only one who is struck more by the immaturity and unprofessionalism of the "industry insiders"? It's one thing for a "civilian" to be a jerk and walk out, but for people whose job it is to be fully informed on movies, etc to act that way? Yikes. I don't like or dislike the girl, I'm kind of ambivalent...I think she is star-struck by her husband still...hopefully when they divorce after the requisite 10 years together (9 years, 364 days), she will be able to regain her mind and thought process in the way that Nicole Kidman was able to...good luck Katie.
God, give her a break! Even Pacino has had a couple of groaners in his life!
I don't think it's fair to beat up on Katie! she was just a co star in the movie. Channing Tatum has had a couple of stinkers also.