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Jeers: Lara Flynn Boyle Overheats Law & Order

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Jeers to Lara Flynn Boyle for her ludicrous performance on Law & Order. Virtually unrecognizable from her days on another legal drama, The Practice, the puffed-up actress so overplayed the role of unscrupulous reporter Dawn Talley — who slept with not one but two murder suspects — she made Dirt's Lucy Spiller (Courteney Cox) look like Jim Lehrer. And we were supposed to believe that hard-charging ADA Michael Cutter (Linus Roache) was temporarily hoodwinked by this "lying slut" (as Alana De La Garza's ADA Connie Rubirosa called her)? That's out of Order!

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Posted by Bruce Fretts
Mar 13, 2008 8:06 AM
I just don't understand. Lara Flynn Boyle was criticized in the press for being anorexic! Now that she has some meat on her bones she is being called "puffed-up". What do you people want!!!!!!
Posted by illinoisfan
Mar 13, 2008 9:17 AM
"Puffed-up" wasn't referring to her weight--rather, her whole face (lips, cheeks) looked oddly, shall we say, augmented.
Posted by Bruce Fretts
Mar 13, 2008 10:28 AM
I agree, her face looked odd. And it never moved. He face looked like she had been stung by a bee repeatedly, and I actually found it very distracting. I wondered if it was just me, but I guess not...?<img border=">
Posted by Michelle
Mar 13, 2008 10:42 AM
I've got to admit, I didn't recognize her at first. "Augmented" is kind, Bruce. "Distorted" might be more accurate.
Posted by Katcon
Mar 13, 2008 11:50 AM
I found her face oddly puffy compared to how thin she was as well.

It was a weird episode.. I loved how fired up Rubirosa was over her.. too funny!

But Cutter seems to be a fly by the seat of his pants type guy so it could be believable about falling for Boyle's character..... maybe?
Posted by indy500
Mar 13, 2008 12:49 PM
I was disturbed by the puffiness as well. And it did distract me from listening to what she was saying. She looked fake.
Posted by Flata32
Mar 13, 2008 1:20 PM
was it her acting that was so bad? or was her face just that distracting? I'm not saying I disagree, Bruce, I just wonder if she was an actress you'd never seen before would that performance itself have been worthy of a jeer?

she does look awful. what does she think when she looks in the mirror?
Posted by wheezy
Mar 13, 2008 1:30 PM
I thought the performance itself was Jeer-worthy. She was so over-the-top, I couldn't believe Cutter would fall for her act.
Posted by Bruce Fretts
Mar 13, 2008 1:32 PM
I think her face was most distracting. I do think she has gained a little bit of her much needed weight.

And while the performance wasn't her best, the role and the script were horrendous, and it's my opinion that most of the problem lies there.
Posted by Pinkie
Mar 13, 2008 1:34 PM
She looks HORRIBLE! Her lips were taking over her face! The only reason I knew it was her was because of the promos for the show. WTF was she thinking with the collogen (sp?) injections. WOW - ICK
Posted by lellyred
Mar 13, 2008 1:41 PM
Bruce - sorry, I misunderstood you. Yes, her face is very "augmented". I was just so happy to see some weight on her for a change!
Posted by illinoisfan
Mar 13, 2008 1:44 PM
"Puffed-up" wasn't referring to her weight--rather, her whole face (lips, cheeks) looked oddly, shall we say, augmented.

It was very distracting!
That was really the only thing I could (involuntarily) focus on during the episode-
Maybe Jack let her borrow some of his Joker prosthetics.....
Lara Flynn Bobble-heads the next big thing on ebay?
Posted by Mr. Furley
Mar 13, 2008 2:01 PM
Let's put aside Boyle's ...er..."transformation" for a minute.

The episode itself was worth a JEER. This whole season has been 1 of the best since the Great Lenny Briscoe ruled the streets. But last night's episode was kinda...boring. Nothing spectacular. A reporter who sleeps around for a story, thats new?


I hope next week is better. And I wonder how they will play "Ed Green's" exit.
Posted by TV_Junky
Mar 13, 2008 2:25 PM
She looked terrible, puffy, bad lip job.She looked better on the Practice.
Posted by mrmeowspa
Mar 13, 2008 3:40 PM
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