![]() ![]() ![]() Where Pirates of the Caribbean’s Elizabeth Swann was a lady who was forced to become a pirate by circumstance, allowing audiences to follow her transition from frightened naif to tough action heroine throughout the first film in the series, Davis opened the movie as a pirate and Cutthroat Island never made much use of this unexpected gender inversion after her introduction. However, the veteran actor couldn’t salvage Cutthroat Island’s attempts at subversive characterization when the movie’s script simply didn’t have anything to say about the gender roles it appeared to toy with. ![]() Geena Davis has been a reliably superb screen presence throughout her storied career, and the later Renny Harlin collaboration The Long Kiss Goodnight proved that the actor had serious chops as an action movie leading lady (in fact, Davis’ tough-as-nails performance was one of few bright spots singled out by critics in that later dud, alongside Shane Black's expensive script). ![]()
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