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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very disappointing.  Too much time spent on a typical and uninteresting journalist and not enough time on this brilliant scam artist.  I still don’t understand Anna.  Typical and pat storytelling and dialogue.  And it’s a story that should have been told linearly.

Too bad.  This could have been riveting.  [/quote]

+1.

I was not interested in the reporter or her story at all.  I found her exasperating and annoying, and the (many, many) scenes where she groaned and knelt and clutched her pregnant belly were cringe-worthy.  I wanted to forward through all of the boring scenes about the reporter and her backstory or her relationships with her husband and coworkers.

The story would have been better without her character.  [/quote]

Me too. FF all reporter stuff and not a lot of insight into anna. Wasted opportunity. Hope someone does a remake which is good. [/quote]

I disagree - I thought Vivian's character was essential here - it's a story within a story plot. You can't just leave it out. Also, I wonder if this is generational or based on what you typically watch. The actress playing Vivian is Anna Chlumsky - who is famous for My Girl and Veep. There is no one under 40 who doesn't immediately recognize her.[/quote]

I know who Anna Chlumsky is: what’s your point?  Do you think that just because she’s a recognisable name, her role is good? I still think the reporter character and her story distracting, boring, and unnecessary, but if you want me to give recognition to Anna Chlumsky, OK.  Anna Chlumsky “overacted” her scenes, relying too much on that stupid face-scrunching thing she does in almost every scene.  Anna Chlumsky scrunches up her face and widens her eyes repeatedly, as if she is still relying on the cutesie gestures that were adorable and appropriate when she played Veda in My Girl.  The face scrunching is not cute anymore.  It does not carry the character. [b] And Anna Chlumsky looks rough and old for only being 41. [/b] Happy?[/quote]
Wow.  Let's see what you look like, shall we?  It's one thing to criticize her acting but to criticize how she looks is pretty sad and gross.  [/quote]

No, an actor’s appearance is very relevant to character, actually.  A film (or series) is a piece of art; every part of it contributes something to the work as a whole.  You don’t choose to ignore part of the canvas because you think it wouldn’t be kind.  Chlumsky and the producers who made this abysmal casting choice are professionals and are aware that their choices are up for critique.

And yes, I am prettier than Anna Chlumsky by almost any person’s standards.  I suspect she is a heavy smoker: it really shows in her face and skin.[/quote]

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