New Woman Magazine, Australia
August 2001
By Mink Kapferer

"Fiennes & Dandy"

What a double whammy! Enemy At the Gates gives you Jude Law & Joseph Fiennes all in the one flick. But while some girls will go for Jude, we've got five rock solid reasons why 31 year-old Joe's destined to be a winner with New Woman readers everywhere.

1 - Will you take a look at that face? Those kissable lips? That sexy raised eyebrow? That manly stubble and those Dove chocy eyes? But if you need more ...

2 - In EATG, a WWII drama, Joe plays Russian Danilov, the man behind the scenes who deals in political strategy and, well, propaganda. So, going on the theory that art imitates life, he's obviously the smart woman's hunk of choice.

3 - He may have a girlfriend (fellow Brit, actress Catherine McCormack - [our note: this information is seriously out of date!]), but he's not married - which means there's still hope for us all! 4 - More good news - it's clear he gets on famously with Aussie gals. After starring with him in Elizabeth, Cate Blanchett had these glowing words: "It's already clear to everyone who has worked with him that Joseph will become very bit as big a name as Ralph (Joe's bro)".

5 - But the best thing about Joe is that he's a down-to-earth kinda guy. While big brother Ralph may never tire of saying "It's Raif, actually", his little bruv's happy to go along as good ol' Joe. And so are we.

Enemy at the Gates opens 26th July.