Saturday 21 April 2001

Voices Carey: All That Glitters

Could it do for Carey what "The Rose" did for Bette Midler? When Hall (Gridlock’d) got the call asking if he wanted to direct pop star Mariah Carey in her first starring role, his response was immediate and heartfelt: No. "Being an actor, I had this initial sort of prejudice about people who are not [actors]," says the filmmaker. "I knew Mariah was a great singer, but I didn’t know if she could act."

After viewing a screen test Carey had done, he changed his mind. The resulting film follows a "Funny Girl" / "A Star Is Born" template, the twist being this time the heroine is a musically gifted New York homegirl.

Beesley, who plays Carey’s love interest, says she was "pleasantly surprised" at how natural an actress she was. "She just blew everything out the window with a very emotional performance." So, okay, she can act as well as sing. And you may have noticed she’s a looker, too. Which leads us to an unavoidable question: Does she do a nude scene? "No," laughs Hall, who aimed for a PG rating. "But she does expose her bare midriff a lot." That’s our gal!

(Entertainment Weekly)



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