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Why Berry's career has stalled
By Bruce Kirkland, QMI Agency


Halle Berry (Reuters file photo)



Halle Berry expecting a boy?

Whether you think it is good, bad or indifferent, Brad Anderson's killer thriller The Call will not change Halle Berry's ranking as a movie star. Her career, once so brilliant, is now tarnished.

The last time Berry co-starred in a film that at least generated heated conversations was in 2012, and she was only one among many name actors in the ensemble for the perplexing Cloud Atlas.

The last time Berry had a bona fide hit movie was in 2006, when she repeated her role as Storm in X-Men: The Last Stand. Some recent releases have been boxoffice disasters, including Movie 43, New Year's Eve, Frankie & Alice and Things We Lost in the Fire. Berry's next hit may turn out to be X-Men: Days of Future Past in 2014.

The last time she generated rave reviews was in 2006, when she starred in Darnell Martin's TV movie Their Eyes Were Watching God, which was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions. Berry earned multiple nominations, including in the Emmy Awards, the Gold





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