Olivant writes: "I'll be very frank about this. I think all those who have criticized Sophia couldn't act their way out of a paper bag."

True, but is it reasonable to require someone to be a better actor/actress in order to be in a position to criticize her? When Tiger Woods' coach criticizes his performance, that criticism is not invalidated by the fact that the coach never could and never will come within hailing distance of outplaying Tiger under any circumstances.

If I'm not mistaken, Pacino has gone on record saying Sophia is a dreadfully bad actress. That's good enough for me.

But one needn't be a Pacino or an expert film critic to see how lackluster a performance Sophia Coppola put in. It's hard to decide on her worst scene, but I'll go with the one where Mary, Michael, and Anthony are walking together, and she screams out, "No dad" after the Don tells her she can't see Vincent anymore. Comical!