John Cusack praises Hilary Duff

In a recent Canadian Press article about War, Inc. John Cusack had high words of praise for Hilary Duff and her performance in the movie:

The film, opening April 25 in Toronto, features a surprisingly strong performance by pop diva Hilary Duff, who plays a Mideast version of a troubled Britney Spears type who's being exploited by the sinister American corporation that's occupying Turaqistan.

Cusack said he was blown away by Duff's acting chops.

"She's a great actress, and she's a real movie star, too," Cusack says, marvelling at how Duff often stole scenes from experienced actors like himself, Tomei and his sister, Joan, who also appears in the film.

"I've been around a lot of terrific actresses and you know when you're in the presence of someone who's sort of got it. She has an intelligence onscreen and then this kind of transparency where no matter what she does, you feel for her and you care about her.

"And she has a face that sucks up any sleeves that we put around her. We tried to make her as slutty as we could, but you put the camera on her and you couldn't see anything but that soul and those eyes."

Source: Canadian Press.