Steel Magnolias : Plain ole bad!

Plain ole bad!

The acting is horrible!!!

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This just went from plain ole bad to worst!

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I AGREE!! I thought it was HORRIBLE!!!

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EW can suck a duck. Shelby was the weak link? Her sugar fit was meh but she is charming. Jill Scott IMO is the weakest link when it comes to the acting. But the directing is bad too

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Her sugar fit was meh but she is charming.

How was she charming? I need an example because charm isn't anywhere in her interpretation of Shelby. I spent the movie wondering why she was special in any way even to her own mother.




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Accents weren't received well by some Southerners.

Couldn't get use to Queen Latifah as M'Lynn. Condola Rashad as Shelby was somewhat monotone. Alfre Woodard did ok with Ouiser, but Shirley MacLaine owned that character. Phylicia Rashad made a nice Clairee and comrade to Ouiser; but there wasn't much to her story like in the original. Jill Scott was bubbly and "busty" like Dolly Parton. She played her role 'like it's golden'. Don't know what to say about Adepero Oduye as Annelle (originally Darryl Hannah)?

Like the cast members individually, but in the movie..... not so much.

~M.

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I agree! While I was against this movie, I tried to watch with an open mind b/c I do like Queen Latifah. But I couldn't watch more than 15 minutes before having to shut it off. I was cringing at the lack of emotion all the actors were putting into the roles. They were all lifeless. I've seen them all do better so I don't get why they did so terrible. When watching the original, I didn't see Sally Fields, Dolly Parton or Julia Roberts, I saw M'Lynn, Truvy and Shelby! That's what GOOD actors do; they make you forget you're watching a movie.

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I agree!

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I have to agree. The acting by Condola Rashad ruined the whole movie for me. Never thought in a million years that I'd prefer Julia Roberts' acting. CR's acting in the diabetic attack scene was laughable. Can't say Latifah was much better. Compare the cemetary scene with Sally Field to Latifah's interpretation. Sally Field cannot be touched but I suppose it's unfair to compare anyone to Queen Sally. Sorry Latifah but Sally steals your title here.



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Yep, sorry to say it but CR was the worst of the bunch. The rest are great actresses, but I imagine it's difficult to remake a movie like this one with stars like Dukakis, Maclaine, and the amazing Sally Field. I feel sorry for Latifah, Rashad and Woodard, because I do love them. Keshia Knight from Cosby would have been a good Shelby I think, Rashad was SO flat, no emotion whatsoever...too bad.

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The acting wasn't terrible the issue was there was NOT AN OUNCE OF CHEMISTRY between the actors. I will say the actress playing Shelby was the weakest link. I did not find her remotely convincing.

I still don't understand why the need for a line by line remake of the original. Same with Gus VanSant's Psycho...pointless remake.

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Horrible is an understatement. Worst remake in a long long time.

"Why has he got?"
-Harry Bennett Jr. August 2005

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Even if this wasn't a remake, as an original movie it stll sucks. The emotional level was so low you'd think everyone was on some sort of prozac mixed with marijuana depression. Everything was delivered within a 2 note range and on top of that it was like they were just reciting lines, not playing a living person. There was no connection between anyone. Really poor.

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Agreed! :)

"Why has he got?"
-Harry Bennett Jr. August 2005

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I was really disappointed in this movie because I really like some of these actresses. I thought whoever that was playing Shelby's father was a terrible actor and out of the women, I disliked the one playing Annelle the most. The scene where she tells them about her past was so empty of emotion. I haven't watched the whole movie yet. I had to stop, it was so bad.

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i agree 110%

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AMEN!!! I truly don't think a movie could suck any worse than this one and I watch all the 1 star movies on Netflix. HORRIBLE MOVIE.

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I know the 1989 version well, and I knew this one had big shoes to fill. Yet, I know of at least three of the actresses being great talents. Nonetheless, 100% of the cast was horrible. The cheesy music playing was horrible, the direction was horrible. I mean, I only watched half, and I am thoroughly embarrassed. Oh okay, and it ended just now... at that scene. Mmkay.

What a freaking mess! I am mortified for how sloppy all of these was.


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