Is Cameron Diaz the New Goldie Hawn?
But perhaps the best (and funniest) work of both actresses occurs when they get to exercise dismissive self-righteousness. When Hawn and Diaz get cold and superior, they steal the show in ways that few other actresses are even allowed to attempt. In Overboard -- which remains the most underrated work in Hawn's filmography -- Hawn elevates a standard amnesiac role to flippant new heights. "This missing link person is not my husband!" (Click to 8:30.)
In Bad Teacher, Diaz can't be bothered to raise an eyelid or lower a middle finger as the scowling Elizabeth Halsey. Even in the trailer for this weekend's new comedy, she dismisses every do-gooder -- the roles she and Hawn usually play time and again -- with salable snark.
What say you, Goldie lovers and Diaz watchers? Chime in below.
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No, but Ana Faris is! Diaz is not even close. This article is a little late in her career isn't it?
The new Goldie Hawn is Anna Faris, not Cameron Diaz. Cameron Diaz is simply Cameron Diaz.
I think it's a good comparison, they're both hot and funny and have been around a while.
And yea Faris might fit better, but she hasn't been around long enough.
The similarity that I detect is that Diaz, like Hawn, is comfortable in her own skin.
They both have blonde hair.
Kate Hudson is going to be so pissed when she finds out she's not the new Goldie Hawn.
Interesting comparison. I do appreciate the mention of Overboard (one of my all-time guilty pleasure movies)...
But Anna Faris is too cheeky. Like, grossout, utterly bawdy humor -- though hilarious. Hawn and Diaz balance bubbly and subversive more comparably.
I mostly agree with this, but I don't think Cameron is quite as likeable. She has a bit of iciness to her sometimes.