Polly Perkins

Well, she was supposed to be stubborn, daring and kinda silly, just like Lois Lane was in the Golden Age...

Remember the King!

You can blame the whole thing on Gweneth Paltrow.

Her acting sucks.

Neither Gwenyth nor the script was any good. I wanted to kill Polly Perkins! The fate of humanity is at stake, they're on a tight schedule, and all she can do is cry about not wanting to leave Joe. Pushing buttons, going back for stupid cameras (especially the predictable stupid ending with the last photo), and the like all drove me nuts.

Not to mention the state of Captain Obvious. We remember that there are STILL 2 shots left.

Damn, I just saw this movie and for the entire time 'Polly Perkins' s**t me to tears. All she did was complain, whine, piss and moan and to top it off, lied and held the vials so 'Joe' didn't know she had them - all for a *beep* STORY!!!"

That's the idea -- she does some things that are somewhat despicable and those things motivate the plot and a lot of the character interactions. If she doesn't "sin", how can there be any redemption?

"Then for her story, for the last hour continually looking at the film count on her camera - "I only have 2 shots left", well after the 13th time I heard it I couldn't give a s**t!"

You're not supposed to be worried about her running out of film, at least by my way of seeing the movie you are supposed to be annoyed at her. That's why it's funny when she accidentally uses one of them while running over the log-bridge. That's how humor works -- you set up something that a character thinks is important, but really isn't, and then watch their reaction when they lose it. It's essentially the same as a pratfall, your basic comedic premise.

"Also, through the early parts of the movie acted as though she didn't want to be with the sky captain, then once Jolie's character shows up, Polly acts as though Joe is cheating on her - WHY??"

Check back with me in a few years and let's see if you're still confused.

"Then at the end, she nobly takes a pic of the beloved sky captain, then her face drops like a rock when he says "lens cap" - tries to act like she doesnt care, but its obvious she does."

I don't even have a clue why this would bother you. Again that's the essential humor of the situation, the fact that she considers the last shot so important, but Joe doesn't. So Joe feels free to make a joke about it, which he knows will annoy her. It's kind of a form of foreplay. Again check back with me in a few years.

"Now this is not a rant about Gywenth Paltrow, in fact I like her as an actress, but the role of Polly Perkins was by far the most annoying character I have ever had to watch!!!! "

sounds like the film-makers did their job well then.

Did I not love him, Cooch? MY OWN FLESH I DIDN'T LOVE BETTER!!! But he had to say 'Nooooooooo'

After watching and listening to Polly for a while I thought that there was only one thing missing (given the period of the film). The girl needed a trip over Jude Law's knee for an old fashioned 'attitude adjustment' with the palm of his hand. Sorry but I began to think that a good old fashioned spanking would do her a world of good.

Polly Perkins was the number one reason why I didn't like this film.

Ok, the script wanted a generic story-obsessed reporter woman, but even so, I thought she was over the top and excessively annoying. Every time she opened her mouth I wanted to punch something.

Maybe if I were watching it with a friend or crowd so I could laugh at how annoying she was, but since I was alone, there was no comic relief to be had.

I think you are missing the point. She is supposed to get in the way and cause trouble. The "annoying" things she does are for comic relief. I think the script and Paltrow's performance were well-done.

Bitches be crazy!

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