Katie Holmes is definitely one controversial celebrity. Her transformation from a happy, care-free and smiling Dawson's Creek alumn to the sophisticated but robotic wife of Scientology zealot Tom Cruise, a woman who says all the right things at the right time but only seems to smile one every two days. And yes, I do admit I am disappointed in Katie - a feeling I admit I kept mostly for myself in the past months, because I was afraid that part of me was blaming Katie for some of her husband's not-so-sane antics. And it's true that recently we've all been exposed to a lot of information, drama and a fair share of conspiracy theories regarding Tom, Katie and their allegiance to Scientology, the strange sci-fi cult to which they seem to have dedicated their lives. But Katie's career was exempt from all this - or so I thought - until I realized that as much as we'd like to deny it, being married to "the biggest movie star in the world" (as Katie calls her husband) has taken its toll on her - and it's not good news.

The pure and simple truth is that Mrs. Cruise's latest movie, "Mad Money" (co-starring Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton) is a certified box office flop. It was launched by Overture Films (marking the studio's first release) and ended up in seventh place in the weekend's top grossing movies, cashing in an estimated $7.7M. The movie tells the story of three Federal Reserve Bank employees, portrayed by Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes, who decide to steal a whole lot of money and have to learn to live with the consequences of their daring plan - and I'm sorry to say that was not so much panned, as shredded by critics. I felt bad for Katie Holmes in the beginning, but then I realized she's pretty much done this to herself. For heaven's sake, she dissed starring in the sequel to Batman Begins in order to do this movie! Now that was a great career move.

However, I have a feeling Katie will somehow end up being satisfied with her career and will end up doing even more cheesy movies in the future, while being otherwise busy smiling and trying not to look taller than her husband. Oh, and I forgot to mention another one of her favorite pastimes of late - talking about her tiny tot daughter as if she were some sort of Mother Theresa-type of female icon, calling her a "strong woman" and telling us about how the poor kid loves the Spice Girls and American Idol. Yes, well, you know personal taste is not something you usually discuss, but given the direction in which she's headed, I suspect poor Suri will end up liking Britney Spears next. I can feel it coming...