That is a line from the movie and I'm afraid it fits when rating it.
Almost everything seems to be wrong with this odd movie. It seems to be Paddy Chayevsky doing a Tennessee Williams. The Southern setting is somewhat believable. The accents are too but somewhat less so.
Kim Stanley, a noted stage actress, is hard to ignore. She's very in-your-face in this role. But she seems to have been miscast: This is kind of a r variation on the story of many beauty queens who are neurotic, make it, and ... But Stanley is no Marilyn Monroe. She's no Harlow. Certainly she's attractive but the camera doesn't love her the way it has loved the great beauties of the screen.
Further: Her character is exceptionally annoying. Certainly she's meant to be difficult. But I don't think she's intended to come across as a thoroughly self-involved narcissist.
Almost every sentence this woman we're asked to feel for utters starts with "I" or addresses issues involving "me." She's hard to feel bad about or even to care about.
One aspect of the movie shines: That is the beautiful music by Virgil Thomson. It's a memorable film score.
Almost everything seems to be wrong with this odd movie. It seems to be Paddy Chayevsky doing a Tennessee Williams. The Southern setting is somewhat believable. The accents are too but somewhat less so.
Kim Stanley, a noted stage actress, is hard to ignore. She's very in-your-face in this role. But she seems to have been miscast: This is kind of a r variation on the story of many beauty queens who are neurotic, make it, and ... But Stanley is no Marilyn Monroe. She's no Harlow. Certainly she's attractive but the camera doesn't love her the way it has loved the great beauties of the screen.
Further: Her character is exceptionally annoying. Certainly she's meant to be difficult. But I don't think she's intended to come across as a thoroughly self-involved narcissist.
Almost every sentence this woman we're asked to feel for utters starts with "I" or addresses issues involving "me." She's hard to feel bad about or even to care about.
One aspect of the movie shines: That is the beautiful music by Virgil Thomson. It's a memorable film score.