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Sorry but Jamie lee curtis simply isn't funny...

posted 10 years ago by Leoneswest
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Look I've followed her work even since Halloween and have much respect...but she quite simply is not funny at all.

She actually works better in comedies when she just plays the straight character (My girl 1 & 2)...but trying to make her humourous will never work, and this film is certainly proof. She just can't do it. Frankly I think her best strengths are drama and horror. She can also play the sympathetic character quite well.

But she doesn't have the knack to play comedy...and should avoid at all costs

[–] McCartney42 10 years ago

Well I suppose you've got a point there but she's incredibly sexy in this movie so who cares?

"Why Don't We Do It In The Road"?

[–] sage2112 8 years ago

Disagree.

[–] Leoneswest 8 years ago

Do explain

[–] nickyblue333 8 years ago

I agree that she's not funny in this. But like you sort of mentioned she becomes funny when she's a sympathetic character, in True Lies for instance she was hysterical. So she can do funny but she has to be in the right character. Wanda was an unsympathetic back stabbing b**** so here it wasn't funny.

[–] doubl3 8 years ago

She is in Scream Queens.

[–] McQueen1980 8 years ago

she doesnt play the comedian, shes the sexy femme fatale

the events and characters surrounding her are the funny bits

besides she plays it for fun and does well