I never have understood lists of best and worst actors. First, they too often focus only on recent actors and actresses. Second, I've never seen a worst of list featuring Betty Hutton..and she has to be among the least talented and unlikable leading ladies of all time. Here in "Red, Hot and Blue", she is at her worst--loud, obnoxious and about as believable as a $7 bill. It's a shame, as the plot idea isn't bad...but Hutton practically screams her lines and is about as subtle as a stripper at a Baptist barbecue. Overall, a film I had to struggle to finish because I simply hated the leading lady and her acting. I've seen Hutton in a few films which were good, but too often her persona was just loud, loud, loud...and I cannot recommend the film no matter how VIctor Mature and the rest try to save the story.
Review of Red, Hot and Blue
