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Article: So what if she can't sing? Scarlett Johansson takes an artistic risk.(SHOW)(ON THE EDGE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 23, 2008
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Byline: Scott Galupo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Actors dabbling in music have become so commonplace that they're scarcely worth critical put-downs. Why waste time and ink on utterly meaningless pop confections of the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan?
Some of these moonlighters are best served by benign neglect: Let Bruce Willis blow his harmonica; let Kevin Bacon bond with his brother on the road. There are even, it's true, rare instances of pleasant appreciation, such as for the punk panache of Juliette Lewis, the rootsy comforts of Minnie Driver and the off-kilter charm of Zoey Deschanel.
Scarlett Johansson, who this week released an album ...