"Owned the screen" is going too far. Most of these were interesting characters at best. That whole scene with the girl in #29 made me wince. It was hard to watch, but then so was the whole movie.
Shakespeare in Love only had Judi Dench's Queen Elizabeth on screen for around eight minutes. Nevertheless, she was so outstanding and powerful that she took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
"Owned the screen" is going too far. Most of these were interesting characters at best. That whole scene with the girl in #29 made me wince. It was hard to watch, but then so was the whole movie.
That whole scene with the girl in #29 made me wince. It was hard to watch, but then so was the whole movie.
This.