Word: unappealingness
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Arkadin, masterful character both in conception and portrayal, dominates the film, but he cannot carry the work alone. Robert Arden, an unappealing van Stratten, is not a convincing hero. Paola Meri's performance as Raina is even worse. She has one beautiful facial expression, much like a Modigliani portrait, but...
Gilian Shallcross admirably brings out the envy and despair of the unappealing Angustias. Pat Collinge as Martirio controls a part that could easily be overplayed, and Anne Crawford and Mary Lambert do a commendable job of defining two other sisters whose characters Lorca left somewhat vague. Saralaine Evans, unfortunately, has...
This almost impossibly difficult act ostensibly shows how bloodsucking forces work; a young student who has witnessed Hummel's stripping of people's illusory virtues watches the innocence of the girl he loves drained. The symbolic drainer is a frightening cook (Karolina Nystrom) who turns gravy into colored water and...
Sinatra's Hollywood detractors dismiss the charity tour as a stunt to camouflage his unappealing Rat Pack image. His last two films have been box office successes, but critically, they were far below Sinatra's standard. Then, too, he has sailed rough weather lately. Juliet Prowse left him...
The Key is short, tense and psychologically sound. Its cast of four is so outwardly respectable that the story's shock is absorbed in the commonplace aspect of their lives. Papa is a mild teacher of 55 who does his work, takes walks, spends hours in his study. He...