At least that process of trying to figure out who she is and what she has been in before will distract you from Breck Eisner's blatant franchise-baiting in The Last Witch Hunter. That said, you will need to pass some time before her almost-recognisable face shows up, so calculating the amount of bank that they had to offer Michael Caine to reprise his respected elder confident role will come in handy. Marvelling at the uncomfortable insertion of Elijah Wood as a priest may also help for a bit.
Another option is to try to predict the next line of the screenplay before it is said. The mundanity of Cory Goodman, Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless' dialogue allows for about a 20% hit rate, which is remarkably high when all things are considered. Plus when listening closely to that actor's voice the fact that you can't figure out where you've heard her before becomes excruciatingly distracting. You can almost hear her saying lines that would give her identity away.
If none of that is helping you get through, you could sit back and contemplate how, even after all these years, Vin Diesel doesn't have what it takes pull off smarts, or a character. Perhaps you could start to re-edit the film in your head. Take out a few of the repetitive memory sequences, bin the unnecessary prologue and find some way for Vin to keep his natty hairdo because at least it gives him something to work with.
Believe me, try any of this because as soon as you've mapped out the entire film in your head (you'll inevitably have it figured out, plot twists and all) and as soon as you've connected that actor to her previous role (and spent a few minutes kicking yourself for not seeing it sooner), all that is left is to sit through the clusterfuck of CGI, nondescript fight scenes and leaden one-liners.
And that feels like an eternity.
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