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Not One of Ava's Better Movies

posted 14 years ago by MoviesGuru90069
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but there were some good parts.

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[–] hugh1971 13 years ago

Agreed - she wasn't well cast. Firstly, she didn't look mixed race, and she spoke in a midatlantic accent instead of in the 'chi-chi' Eurasian accent she had in the book.

The point was somewhat lost that women like her were often very beautiful and attractive, but for racial and cultural reasons didn't 'fit in' with either the British or the Indians. She just looked like a very beautiful western woman to me.

[–] Errington_92 10 years ago

Though the believability of Gardner as a Anglo-Indian can be questioned, she gave a good performance. Bhowani Junction itself was a good drama.

"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not".

[–] Jes' Sayin' (5955) 4 years ago

Thought she acted about as well as she usually does. This kind of role was not really ideal for her though. She didn't really ever learn to truly inhabit characters. She was best playing an exaggerated version of the person she was in real life.

[–] Popcorngal (4346) a year ago

I have not seen many of her films, but saw this last year. She was OK to me.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (5955) a year ago

Indeed.
Which ones have you seen?

[–] liscarkat (16515) a year ago

Judging by the movie's poster, it was about her rack.