'Homecoming' will see Julia Roberts' genius bring intrigue into 'the mundanity'
It is no grandiose moment in Amazon Prime’s 'Homecoming' that will tell you that you do not recognize this version of Julia Roberts – a sickly looking, mentally disturbed counselor who lacks the easy charm of Kiki Harrison or Anna Scott. This is because, much like her contemporary Hollywood A-listers, she is shedding – or at least temporarily hanging up – the movie actress coat to put on a thicker, meatier coat of television.
Gone are the days where TV stars are seen as less than, or as Amy Poehler coined it at her 2013 'Golden Globes' hosting gig – "rat-faced". All Hollywood stars are clamoring for the right project to truly show off their acting chops, dig deeper into their characters and make full use of the fact that they are alive and active during the golden age of television.