Stephen Dorff is one of those actors who had potential to hit the big league, but like many fizzled out after his biggest success. Yes I must admit, he has had a few hits, but none that would catapult him into A list territory. Getting his big break in the emotional charged drama, "The Power of One," Stephen was bound for great things. But for his big break came the crap movies. Fear dot com, Alone in the Dark, Cold Creek Manor and the list goes on and on. But lets not forget he did prove he still had it in films such as Blood and Wine, Blade and Public Enemies. But it seems someone saw his talent and decided to give Stephen his big comeback that he definitely is entitled to. The director/writer to do this is Sofia Coppola daughter of legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola (Godfather). Sofia has an unusal resume of films, ranging from the disturbing The Virgin Suicides to the dramadey Lost in Translation and the genre piece Marie Antoinette. But this time she is telling the story of Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff) a high profile actor in Hollywood who decides to reevaluate his life when after the mother of his 11 year old daughter skips town he needs to find out how to balance his life and be a caring father. The movie is receiving huge praise from many film festivals and many are even predicting Stephen's name may even pop up come this award season. Stephen is joined by Elle Fanning (sister of Dakota) and Michelle Monaghan in this critically acclaimed piece. So Stephen my advice to you. Pick your next role carefully, because like Mickey Rourke and Robert Downey Jr you deserve better roles than you have been given in the past. Somewhere opens January 2011 (Australia).
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