why didn't her career take off after Good Will Hunting?
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andromache3 — 15 years ago(July 05, 2010 07:01 PM)
Minnie was romantically involved with Matt Damon during the filming of Good Will Hunting but by the time the movie was over, Matt decided that so was their relationship. Apparently Matt disrespected Minnie by going on The Oprah Winfrey Show to promote the movie and upon being quizzed about whether he was seeing anyone, claimed he wasn't. Minnie said that as far as she was concerned, they were still an item and that he hadn't had the courtesy to tell her their romance was over. For years afterwards, there was a he said/she said fight going on in the media, where Minnie said Matt was a jerk and hadn't told her their relationship was over but announced it to the world via Oprah and Matt saying that wasn't true and that he had clearly informed her they were over by the time he went on the show. Maybe she peeved him and Ben Affleck, his best friend, off? I didn't realise those two were so powerful but I have a feeling people became very tired of Minnie's "poor me" routine.
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dusklight — 15 years ago(July 07, 2010 04:05 AM)
Minnie constantly dropped tips to the paparazzi when she was dating Matt without his consent. She and Matt broke up before the Oprah show, and then she tried to get sympathy from the public by acting like she had been dumped on air. People didn't like her or her behaviour, and that wouldn't have helped her career. She's also not a classic Hollywood beauty, and her choice of roles may have been limited if she wanted more than just a supporting role.
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dusklight — 15 years ago(July 08, 2010 04:11 AM)
- Matt didn't say anything about the Minnie stuff for years and there was nothing about a lovelorn stalker that ever came up (the paparazzi stuff was verified by photo agencies, not through Matt).
- There was one article at the time defending Matt (by unknown friends), and that's all - every other article criticised him without the facts.
- Matt never dated Penelope Cruz.
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gentey — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 08:43 AM)
It did. She works steadily and she has had a career without gaps. It's like you expect people like Ned Beatty to have the career of Johnny Depp. Ned Beatty has had a decent career. Even prior to Good Will Hunting she was in some well known movies like Circle of Friends and she had memorable roles in the UK prior to that. Good Will Hunting did a good job of transitioning her to the USA/Hollywood market and she has never left. Minnie is in that group of actors like Matt Damon, and Ben Afleck, and John Cusack who get leading roles despite being average looking.