She’s one of the loveliest ladies ladies working in the movies.

But Michelle Monaghan has a thing about dressing down and playing working class. Think of her in “Gone, Baby Gone,” or “Trucker.”

And in “Fort Bliss,” she really delivers, playing a battle-hardened combat medic who comes home to a kid who is hard-pressed to bring out the “mommy” in her. Tough performance, subtle.

Questions for Michelle? I figure I’ll ask her about this manual labor/working class mien she’s shooting for, but I’m open to your suggestions. Comment away, thanks for the help.