2006 was a huge year for Jacinda Barrett as she appeared in the big-budget water disaster film “Poseidon,” the comedy “School for Scoundrels,” and the drama “The Last Kiss.” Barrett was on her honeymoon with Gabriel Macht when she received the script for “The Last Kiss,” where she played Jenna, who was married to Michael — played by Zach Braff. In the film, Michael cheats on Jenna while she is pregnant with their child. When discussing the subject matter of infidelity, Barrett had strong opinions. “If you have problems with the relationship, then speak up and be bold. If he had the balls to say ‘I don’t think I can go through with this’ … then I think she would be okay with that,” she told The Georgia Straight about her character in 2006.
After playing a scorned wife, Barrett moved on to lighter fare in the comedy “School for Scoundrels,” which was directed by Todd Phillips. “I get to be light and free and there’s a real sort of awkwardness to the character that was fun for me to play,” she told Girl.com.au.
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That same year, Barrett also played Maggie James in “Poseidon” starring Kurt Russell. Unfortunately, the film sank at the box office. “I’ve never watched the box office of things until recently when I realized how much money it makes also has a massive bearing on the actors,” she told the outlet. In the years that followed, Barrett mostly stuck to television projects.
