Empire Mag

10,000 Empire magazine readers... were asked to respond to a variety of questions about the film industry, from who has Hollywood's best body to who is the most overpaid star. Asked who should be the new James Bond, most readers plumped for the rising star Jude Law... The couple we most want to see united on the big screen are real-life husband and wife Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, said to be looking for a film project together at the moment. Brad Pitt won the coveted title of Best Body in the movies... in the female category, Denise Richards came out on top with Heather Graham, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez and Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Sarah Michelle Gellar runners up... Sam Mendes was named the most promising director of the new century... Arnold Schwarzenegger's acting "talents" saw him chosen as the most overpaid star and as the one who should take early retirement. Terrible movie cliches were picked up on by readers. The worst was Robin Williams in yet another sensitive film role. Almost as bad is any plot about characters who start off hating each other but end up as friends.

Sarah Shannon, Evening Standard, 5 th May 2000