Maybe it's the actress but for some reason I found her to be a complete turn off.
And I kind of hated her French accent too, "I was just jelus" .....
No... And she IS French (thus the accent)
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shareFor a minute there I thought you were talking about the Mimi on the Drew Carey Show. lol
But seriously... yes, I got more and more disgusted with Mimi as the film went on, but methinks that was kind of the idea. She was supposed to be a b!tch. And in that regard, she did a great job of it!
No I wasn't turned off by her. Might have something to do with being hetero.
It's so lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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YES! I think Seigner is the weakest character in the movie. She can't act and she is not hot. I find Kristin Scott Thomas a much more attractive and sexy woman. She combines style and beauty and is very sensual. Love her in this movie.
sharei found Mimi very attractive on the outside, very devoted to oscar but still lacking depth on the inside. Only somewhat unattractive - mostly still attractive.
"All that matters to me now is Jenny!"
I wasn't totally turned off - but I wasn't exactly turned on either.
I thought the woman that Oscar took out for dinner - the one working in the clothing store who Oscar first thought was Mimi when he saw her back - the one Oscar left at the table when Mimi showed up - I thought she was much more attractive than Mimi. To me, anyway. I thought she was a poor casting choice (not Mimi, the other one) only because she was prettier than Mimi - but that's a very minor quibble in an otherwise tremendously fascinating movie.
I'm a woman so I know you all will take me with a grain of salt, but I was thinking the exact same thing.
Except that I think it was a deliberate casting choice. No other woman would do for Oscar, no matter how much more attractive physically. He had spotted his kindred spirit with that radar that human beings have, and there was no substitute for that. Their souls have touched and locked into each other, though perhaps too close to the ground. :)
I agree, the clothing woman was much hotter than Mimi, as was Fiona.
Seigner was much prettier in Polanski’s Frantic four years earlier, she was kinda... chunky and frumpy in this.
Great film nonetheless.
No, you are not alone, Nachura. And no folks, I am NOT gay. I thought the portrayal of Mimi (and maybe the actress herself) was limp and insipid. The vacant stare and the "always open mouth" frankly reminded me of some country bumpkin. Maybe it was meant to be sexy, but it didn't do anything for me. She was typical of the type of woman apparently found attractive by Polanski. I know I'll get flamed for this, but maybe if I had been sixteen years old instead of 50+....
To tell the truth, I've seen KST look a lot better, too.
She wasn't quite what I go for, but it didn't matter. Her submission and availability were conveyed extraordinarily well.
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