THOSE DARN PANT-LEG PROTECTORS -- by Steve Nadis
How many times in a movie have you seen two characters disrobing near the doorway and making their way into the bedroom? Too many to count, I'm sure. But how many times have you seen one of those characters taking off a bicycle leg protector? I've only seen it once, in "The Jane Austen Book Club," which is enough to qualify the movie as an original in my book, even if it did seem contrived in parts. The guy wearing the leg protector was played by Hugh Dancy, whose performance alone made the movie worth watching. How can those Brits do such a good job of playing Americans when I've yet to see the American actor (male or female) who can convincingly play a Brit?
