What ever happened to Keira Knightley?

What happened to her? Where did she go?

Can someone please tell me where this once exciting, bubbly actress went because if I have to see her in another period drama I’m going to slaughter a kitten. Or a baby Panda. I haven’t decided which would be more powerful for dramatic affect but you can rest assured I will maim a cute animal. Seriously, this chick used to have metaphorical balls and take on some adventurous roles but now . . . . now she has done more period pieces than Jessica Simpson has done shit comedies, and that's a lot! Keira first bounced on to our screens as feisty soccer player Juliette `Jules' Paxton in the 2002 smash Bend it like Beckham. She followed that promising break through performance with the uber-successful Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl and action flick King Arthur. She then tried her chops at character acting in The Jacket which was a critical success and made a return to comedy in the brilliant Love Actually. In one of my favourite Keira roles she went against the Hollywood-pretty-girl grain and took on a hard-hitting action bitch lead in Domino. From there my friends it is a sad, sad tale as she plummeted faster than Kevin Rudd’s popularity in to tired period dramas. Sigh. I’m bored already.

It started with Pride and Prejudice . . . . .

. . . . then Atonement . . . .

. . . . . then Silk . . . .

. . . .then The Edge of Love . . .

. . . .and now The Duchess.
Come on Keira! I know letting yourself get typecast in a period roles earned you an Oscar nomination at the age of 19 (impressive) but I honestly thought you’d just shag Mr. Darcy once and then get on to building an interesting, exciting career. Get your ringleted head in the game.