meryl streep may greatest actor working today chameleonic portrayals never fail astonish seems actually characters brings screen one true thing gives life deceptively straightforward profoundly complex woman best play hand life dealt her surviving cancer easy task surviving actually continuing live ones life even harderand precisely kate gulden streep means do renee zellweger jerry maguire holds exalted company shines streeps daughter learns see new light parents lives well own streep powerhouse deservedly received oscar nomination work here im going say once dialogue zellweger leave devastated zellweger though real revelationher face conveys every emotion every conflict begins learn many truths parents strengths weaknesses director carl franklin devil blue dress handles extremely difficult story material sureness delicacy