Sandra Bullock has a premonition ... of box office disaster?

Today Sandra Bullock's new movie, Premonition, about a wife who has premonitions about the death of her husband, opens in theaters nationwide. Critics aren't exactly loving the film, but they are loving Ms. Bullock. Here she is in a still from the film, looking all premonitiony (click "read more" at the bottom to see more pretty pics):

The Chicago Tribune says: "Bullock keeps her head down and acts with quietly considered intensity. It's easy to forget that she's a shrewd actress in many different genres, not just comedy. In drama, she's not the sort of performer who seems to be making things up as she goes--she's all about steady gazes and being in control, even when things are spinning out of control--but Bullock's razor-sharp technique has saved many a lesser film."

USA Today: "Bullock's acting is fine, particularly when she's challenged in some of the film's better scenes to appear as if she's going crazy."

Washington Post: "Bullock, rumpled and intense, recalls her performance in 'Crash' in a convincing serious turn."

OK, so the New York Times didn't jump onto the Sandy-loving bandwagon: "Embodying a paranoid but plucky Everywoman clutching at an elusive mate while trying to maintain her sanity, the best Ms. Bullock can manage is to seem glumly opaque."

Even if Premonition is a box-office disaster that calls for quick reparation in the form of another adorable romantic comedy in which Ms. Bullock dresses really frumpy until she has a miraculous makeover into a snarky, gun-toting secret agent, I have to admit I have a soft spot for Sandy. There's something about her no-nonsense, fun-loving demeanor that makes me want to, well, hang out with her! I feel like she'd make a great hiking buddy. And she probably wouldn't flake on plans to go to the movies or shopping — or shopping followed by movies. Is it because she's a Leo? We cats have to stick together.

In case you've forgotten how great she is, here's a retrospective of some of her roles:

The Lake House (2006) — In which she gets a really smashing haircut.

Practical Magic (1998) — In which she gets witchy with Nicole Kidman.

The Net (1995) — Surfing on the beach (ignore the man in the background). I know this movie is one that most people love to ridicule, but sue me, I have a fondness for The Net. All that early internet age paranoia and really old laptops! Plus, she orders pizza online!