I Have Never Understood 'Garbo' Mystique
She had a pretty face but her shoulders, hands, and feet look too big for a woman. Also, her "acting" is boring to me. It seemed to consist of her staring off into the distance while being constipated.
shareAre you basing your opinion on Garbo in general, or Ninotchka in particular? I didn't really think she had anything special until I saw A Woman of Affairs, Grand Hotel, Queen Christina, and especially this movie.
She does appear stiff, but that's because her character is an uptight, strictly business, communist in the beginning. If you don't see a difference in her during the second half of the movie, I don't know what to tell you. I think she is beautiful and amazing.