Diane Lane

Those in the know are well aware that this writer has always had an eye for the ladies. This is not to say that you faithful correspondent is, or was, a rounder -- he has been ever faithful to the ever lovely Lady Nib. But he enjoys looking at attractive women in life and in the movies.
The woman in question in this post is Diane Lane and the question as to why she has become a bit of a mystery.
As a young woman Diane was a lovely woman -- one of the loveliest of her generation. There was, during her youth, few women prettier.
But as she aged she seems to have become rather blandly pretty. In fact, she seems to have become, in her looks, bland. She's gone from the femme fatale to the co-star's girlfriend in looks. And this writer has wondered why.
After several years of pondering your faithful correspondent has figured out why.
Diane Lane has, in her appearance, shown no growth of character. Her face has shown no experience. Consider Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor,Jane Russell, Charlotte Rampling or Jane Birkin. All the women mentioned showed or show lines and planes in their faces of experience. Their faces show growing character. Diane Lane's face shows no character. She's like a woman frozen in time who has aged but who has not lived life.
It's creepy.