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Aunt Augusta, one very irritating character

posted 12 years ago by Zuider_Zee
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That voice, those speech patterns, the godawful clothing. Was that Maggie Smith or was it a man doing a bad drag queen version of Carol Burnette?

[–] Jamal-Nazreddin 11 years ago

^

I love Maggie Smith, but I also think I have to agree with you.

If one had to criticise Maggie Smith, you'd have to see say she's Kenneth Williams at his worst.

[–] Jack_Rabbit_Slims91 11 years ago

I thought it was intentionally OTT. She had some hilarious and very kooky moments.

Silver Linings Playbook / O. Russell / Jackman / Lawrence / Waltz / Hunt

[–] Nomad310 11 years ago

Oh, dear! The entire film is irritating.

[–] mam13143 10 years ago

Watching it for the first and have to admit she sounds more like Elanore Roosevelt than a British woman of the world. Annoying voice when portraying auntie really too OTT. The rest of this episodic movie is okay and that is about it.

[–] amdew717 8 years ago

I thought I would love this film for three reasons:
Maggie Smith
George Cukor
Graham Greene,
but I couldn't make it any further than 30 min before I bailed.
Very irritating indeed!