It is an absolute disaster. Something will really have to change to get me through the whole thing. The girl playing Murphy is absolutely terrible and everything is full of cliches. I also think it's terribly disrespectful to her memory.
shareThe actress doesn't so much make me mad, it's the way they portray her in the movie. They made this movie with no consent from her mother or family so we have no idea what Brittany was like. They portrayed her as kind of desperate, and paranoid. We have no idea if that is what really happened. Biopics like this really make me mad. I was a fan of her so I felt it was disrespectful.
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?
I finished the movie. Murphy must be rolling over in her early grave.
The actress playing her, in my opinion, was not the real problem. The script was. Well, she was a part of the problem. She looked nothing like Brittany Murphy. The actor playing Simon had a hideously fake accent. I couldn't remember where I recognized him from, and I finally did - it was the terrible Kirstie Alley sitcom from last year. It was filmed in 16 days, and feels like it was written by a toddler. I guarantee you nothing in the movie was like it really happened. Perhaps there's a decent movie to be made about Murphy and her life, but this ain't it.
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Yeah, it was extremely low budget and I guess shot in only 16 days. Finding someone who looked a lot like Brittany wasn't the problem to me (I really think Brittany was unique and not many look like her) but the script, like you said. And the fact they just really threw this movie together. I am sure if any actress had more time Brittany would have portrayed better. Amanda Fuller said she only had two days! TWO DAYS! I don't think many could be fully prepared.
Took me a while to recognize the guy from Kirstie, too!! I was like, "He looks familiar...but from where?!" lol!
I doubt this movie has much truth in it. The only thing that seemed to ring true was she liked to just stay in with her mom and stuff. I could see that. If I remember correctly Brittany was never in the tabloids doing outrageous things.
I hope someday a better movie can be made about her. I really loved her as an actress.
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?
Finding someone who looked a lot like Brittany wasn't the problem to me (I really think Brittany was unique and not many look like her) but the script, like you said. And the fact they just really threw this movie together. I am sure if any actress had more time Brittany would have portrayed better. Amanda Fuller said she only had two days! TWO DAYS! I don't think many could be fully prepared.
Well it's not just that she doesn't look anything like her(and sorry there are people who do resemble her), it's that the performance was just awful.
One minute she is doing a Valley girl accent, the next she sounds like Tony Soprano.
You're right Diana Ross didn't look like Billie Holiday but she was great, Michelle Williams didn't look like Marilyn Monroe but you believed she was Marilyn.
If an actor is good enough, you can believe them in the role. The actor who just played James Brown in his biopic "Get on Up" looked nothing like Brown but he was believable.
I realize TV movies don't have the budget or the same amount of time, but come on, this was really bad, and not "so bad it's good", just really bad.
I had never heard of Amanda Fuller, but if you have only two days to prepare for a part like this, then you say "pass". And if she had any smarts or a decent agent she would have.
Was probably more concerned about the money and thinking this would get her noticed. Well it did, but not in a good way.
EVERYTHING was bad about it. However I don't really blame Amanda Fuller (I DID know who she was, she stars on Last Man Standing, but that's not a really well known show). You said, "I have never heard of Amanda Fuller". Well there you go. That's probably why she took this role. I mean people who said "so and so should have played Brittany" are usually talking about A list celebrities who aren't going to touch a Lifetime movie until their career is stagnant in 6 years lol.
My point is, as an actress trying to make it, you may take roles even if it is low budget, or only 2 days to prepare....just to make a name for herself. She's got some attention, now. Now just to see how it plays out for her. All I'm saying is that was the thing I was LEAST bothered by, lol.
Like I said above, I hope someone makes a BETTER biopic about Brittany Murphy. First Saved By the Bell, now this....biopics aren't your thing, Lifetime.
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?
Angel - Yet again, I agree with you. Thanks for responding to that poster, now I don't need to bother as you said pretty much everything I would have. This was a low budget, Lifetime movie with a rushed production. I don't know how anybody can blame Amanda Fuller for that movie being a fiasco. People saying "oh, they should've gotten so and so to play Brittany" are being very unrealistic. Chances are, if it's an actress that you're already familiar with and know by name, then this movie would have been too low budget for her. Known actresses aren't exactly racing to be in Lifetime movies. If they didn't even have enough money to buy decent wigs, how in the world do you expect them to hire a well known actress who would probably demand a pay check nearly as large as the entire production budget? The only people I knew from this movie were Sherilynn Fenn, who played Brittany's mom, and Amy Davidson who played Britanny's agent. And the only reason I knew Amy is because of 8 Simple Rules, so it's not like she's some actress in high demand. Actors have to pay the bills just like the rest of us. I'm sure Amanda isn't extremely proud of this project, but it's a gig. It is what it is. She's still trying to make a name for herself, and sometimes that means taking projects that you know aren't the best.
shareAngel, you make some very good points.
The blame can't go all on Amanda Fuller, the writing was bad, the timeline was rushed, so many things.
But sometimes it is better to pass on a role. There were many things wrong with this, but Fuller was miscast big time.
It's OK for an actor to pass on a role when they're not right for the part. You also have to think about if I take this role and I "get taken over the coals" how will this impact other future offers.
There had to be other actresses(unknowns) who could have done a better job.
The only thing that kept this from being "laughable" was that it was about someone who died way too young.
Yeah. Well Fuller is very defensive so I'm sure to her she was paying tribute.
We can all just hope that maybe someday a proper film will be made!!!
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?
Fuller is likely very defensive because of the nastiness she has faced (including by Brittany's father who acts like she's too ugly to play his daughter and that her in the role is a personal insult to Brittany). She's been called fat, accused of using her sexuality to get the part and I have seen two mean spirited photo shopped images (there's no doubt more) of her on twitter.
Most people would be very defensive in her situation.
I'm sure that is true, too.
I read the tweets where Brittany's father attacked her. I thought that was a bit out of line. He should really be talking to the producers and Lifetime, not the poor actress.
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?
Angel- she doesn't just star on Last Man Standing, she is ruining it. She is bloody terrible.
shareTrue they didn't find someone who looked like Brittany but they certainly seemed to find Ashton Kutcher's doppleganger. I was actually confused for a moment when I first flipped over the channel to it, I thought it was him!
shareWell Amanda Fuller has to realize for every action there is a reaction.
It seems like she thought of the paycheck before she thought of 1)I am not right for this part and 2)In addition to not being right for the part this cheap production isn't even giving me enough time to prepare for the role.
I didn't know who she was but apparently she was on a sitcom, so she should have some money to live off, perhaps she should have passed on this.
Playing a real person is always tough, but when you go into it when you're totally wrong for the part(like Lindsay Lohan playing Elizabeth Taylor who also got roasted) you have to expect backlash.
The thing that kills me is Fuller whines about only having two days to prepare, because she obviously wasn't a fan. Murphy's fans know her look and her mannerisms. This chick knew nothing. Horrible choice.
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