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[…] as Rebel leader Jyn Erso in “Rogue One,” the accomplished 33-year-old actress Felicity Jones delivers a memorable performance that relies heavily on a mix of lithe physicality and close-up intensity.

It is easy, in an action-adventure film, to occasionally lapse into histrionic flourishes, yet Jones never slips into that acting trap. Director Gareth Edwards has created the most naturalistic Star Wars film yet, and so he has guided Jones to pitch a performance more often at slow-burning ember than showy firework. This often is ensemble work, and Jones knows how to nimbly build bonds on screen that deepen the story, rather than chew scenery.

Jones can look small on screen, yet seldom is without a fiercely alert presence — such as in 2011’s “Like Crazy” and her Oscar-nominated work in 2014’s “The Theory of Everything.” She has a certain steeliness that emanates from those light eyes and forceful physicality. She plays the character like a quick-thinking caged animal.

The result is an utterly winning achievement that anchors the entire enterprise.

The gift of truthful presence is with her.

— Felicity Jones in ‘Rogue One’ delivers the greatest Star Wars heroine yet

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