From time to time it’s a good idea to give a little constructive criticism to a newbie on the talk circuit. Such is the case with Steven Strait, whose fourth film “10,000 b.c.” is, as of the writing of this review, the number one box office release — a fact that will quickly change. Having bought their opening weekend with an effective barrage of print and television ads, week two begins to fall on the shoulders of a little known, but likable Steven Strait, who along with a CGIed sabretooth tiger, has the most memorable image in the film.

Steven is obviously new to the game and could do little more than nod and just respond to Kimmel’s attempts to bring out the personality of the young star. You have to give Jimmy points for trying, as he came up with an amusing bit that revealed a registered, but obviously not received, wedding gift of a $3,000 chess set from Barney’s. The problem was that even in this tightly produced segment, Steven appeared to have no stories of his own to tell and just sitting back, looking good, and letting Kimmel be funny, just isn’t going to cut it. We learned the bare minimum about the guy and his family and in the end it was all just so forgettable, except of course as still another excuse to show the same clip with his toothy co-star that we have now seen a hundred times in the commercial. Steven may be a star of tomorrow, but today he needs to kick it up a notch.