Uma Thurman Shone


Wow...there isn't much conversation on this movie...surprising.
I absolutely fell in love with UMa Thurman while watching this movie...she looked amazing...I think she did a lovely job. I do however...think that they should have gotten a real Italian for the Prince...I found Jeremy's put-on accent a little tiring to listen to.
Any thoughts?
love,
elisa

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I always found Kate Beckinsale to be more attractive in this film which made me confused about the affair. The movie wasn't bad but Ivory has already done better.

I'm male, though.

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I agree that Kate Beckinsale is much prettier than Uma. You can tell that the hair and makeup people were trying to down-play Kate's beauty to make Uma seem the more attractive...

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I don't agree at all, I love Uma, but didn't find her that attractive looking in this film. I always felt her beauty was downplayed because her character was so ugly and Beckinsale's beauty was played up because her character was so innocent and lovely.

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hmmm...for some reason Beckinsale didn't really impress me much at all. her niceness seemed really fake and shallow to me...even though I know it's not supposed to be.

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IMO, she's supposed to seem kind of mousy and perhaps even leaning toward insipid in the beginning of the film. ("Goody-goody" = boring) It's only after realizing her husband's affair with her friend that she begins to assert herself, and that's when she becomes interesting as a character.

Bob Assingham hints at this in a conversation with his wife, Fanny (angelica Huston). Fanny is explaining to Bob why she colluded to keep from Maggie the facts about Charlotte's previous relationship with Amerigao. She says something like, "One feels that there are things which Maggie must be shielded or protected from knowing about." Bob responds, "No wonder her husband is bored with her."

Maggie becomes a more fleshed-out character once she knows about the affair.

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Uma rocks in this movie! she looks most beautiful in this movie!

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I aree. Uma's beauty shines like a star! What a great and beautiful movie! Well acting and well done.

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Uma was incredibly beautiful (she has the most beautiful breast I have ever seen. I couldn't stop staring in her cleavage). And in that masked ball scene, when she was in some great costume my jaw dropped, she looked like a goddess.

Pretty women make us BUY beer. Ugly women make us DRINK beer.-AL BUNDY

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Uma Thurman did a stellar job of acting in this film, and she is a uniquely beautiful woman on and off the screen.

That said, I always feel an actor is doing a great job of acting when I am moved to feel strongly (whether good or bad) about the character they're playing after watching the film, rather than the actor him/herself.

"Charlotte" (Thurman's character) is the true standout character of this film, yet as a result of Thurman's acting, the character of Charlotte became less and less attractive both inwardly and outwardly to me as the movie progressed. I feel this is a compliment to Thurman, as this feeling was due to the rich character Thurman portrayed-- one rich in selfishness in all its forms.

If I had remained focused on her personal beauty throughout the entire film despite her acting, the entire point of the story would have been lost on me. I hazard a guess that Thurman's motivation for taking the part would have been lost for her as well, but I could be wrong. But for myself, it would have required me to ignore the film's plot and her acting altogether to have felt differently.

As this film is rated "R," it seems reasonable to assume it was not intended for young children by the powers that be. I believe that is largely due to the scene at the Inn where Thurman and Northam stay as mentioned above. Although the "in flagrante delicto" scene is extraordinarily chaste by today's standards (as I recall they are indeed fully clothed), there are many who do not accept "today" as a standard. For them, and for many children not of age or without adult supervision, it would be inappropriate. To be fair, that scene is not the only part of the film potentially inappropriate for children (depending on their maturity or their parents' values)...the entire movie is a story of how the many blatant and subtle instances of vice-- whether selfishness, deception, adultery or otherwise-- are not beautiful, endearing personality traits.

That said, I doubt younger children would follow the plot, appreciate the detailed period costumes and lush on-site locations, or stay awake through this film that is full of things not said. There are more engaging ways to entertain and/or educate the younger set.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Golden Bowl on many levels.

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Uma, with her long, long legs, which we didn't really see under the longer dresses, and tiny waist, did look great, apart from when she weeped, when her face and nose went red, like a middle-aged alcoholic. Not flattering at all.

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