There’s that certain unidentifiable something called charm. And Drew Barrymore has it in spades.

She had a very tough childhood, to say the least. Very rough living. A trashy look to go along with that hard living. Not my type of gal at all. Had I met her, I would have pitied her in her teens and probably found her distasteful when she was old enough to know better.

Yet, as an actress, she charms my socks off, and now she seems to have her stuff together (mostly). She is such a gifted comic actress, her portrayal of the wholesome Julia in The Wedding Singer made me forget all about her real life :

I also thought she was terrific in 50 First Dates and Never Been Kissed, also romantic comedies. In a far more serious role, in which she portrayed someone with a much tougher life, she was nonetheless charming in Riding in Cars with Boys, and you were cheering for her all the way to overcome the obstacles life placed in front of her character (and which, to some extent, her character invited).

Hats off to a charming actress, and wishing her the best.