Andie MacDowell - Worst Actress Alive!
936753
This is the film that did it for me.  The story is so good, so darn clever, and I find Hugh Grant's performance utterly charming.  But Andie MacDowell spoiled this entire film for me.  Most pick on the final scene where she utters the film's last line as confirmation of her bad acting, but I think the problem existed long before.  It is just that she was so conspicuously bad in that particular scene.  You couldn't ignore it.  She absolutely shattered the mood, so I was picking off glass, and I could hear groans.  Her voice was so bizarre, it was like someone farted during a period of reverence.  Before watching this film, I had no opinion about Andie MacDowell, but afterwards, I concede I developed a definite animus.  I'm forgiving with actors - as long as they don't ruin the story or are at least entertaining, I really don't care.  I mean neither Jackie Chan or Jean-Claude Van Damme can act, but at least they have some modicum of credibility.  I can't say that about Andie MacDowell.  She ruined this entire film for me.  I realized she could not emote during the scene when she was recounting her lovers.  She was the star, the focus was on her.  You could see Hugh Grant's obvious distress, but her face was as blank as a plate.  No inflection.  No nothing.  Even her voice didn't sound natural.  I didn't believe a word she said.  If the producers had brought on someone who was at least human, or someone who could speak in more than a robotic voice, then this film would have been stellar.  Andie MacDowell was good in sex, lies and videotape, because the character was stiff, frigid and emotionally stunted, but she hasn't been able to duplicate that caliber of performance (or her just being herself).  Surprisingly, Andie MacDowell was actually nominated for a Golden Globe for this role.  The Golden Globes have lost all credibility, and I have no doubt it would nominate a shoe sole if it can nominate Ms. MacDowell.  The film could be good, but it was utterly ruined by Andie MacDowell, so I can't recommend it unless one wants to see how bad an actress she is.  What I mourn is the loss of potential.  This could have been a great film - only if she was removed.  I would hire Andie MacDowell's agent in a heartbeat.  He could sell anything.
3215600
The only reason I can come up with for this ridiculous movie being made, is that the writers hate Pride & Prejudice and wanted to ruin every character in it. Well they did.

****SPOILERS****

-Elizabeth walks away from her family and doesn't care to show up when Jane gets married, and even at the fact of her father near death she cares more about turning off appliances.
-Jane marries Mr. Collins.
-Charlotte goes to Africa alone as a missionary.
-Mr. Bingley is distraught at Jane getting married so he becomes a drunk, runs off with Kitty, and almost kills Mr. Bennett.
-Caroline is gay.
-Georgiana is a liar who threw herself at Wickham, and was rejected.
-Mr. Wickham is a good guy.
**-And finally, the worst of them all was Mr. Darcy. He is NOTHING like Austen's Mr. Darcy, and if he was, he wouldn't have fallen for someone like Amanda (main character). She is crude and ridiculous. For claiming to love the world presented in P&P, along with knowing the book line by line, she doesn't even try to fit in. And when she does finally try, she is still horrible at it. There was nothing funny or likable about her to me.

Save yourself the time, and don't watch this if you actually like any of the Pride and Prejudice characters.
915455
Awful!  Terrible acting, plotless and disappointing altogether.
2660670
this movie is god awful. the plot is so generic and thin, and the dialogue is so weak it's laughable. as for the acting? pathetic! buddy from "charles in charge" is in it! it's no wonder he's a failure, he can't act for his life! people have praised dee snider's performance. well, sorry to burst your bubble, but it's terrible! i'm amazed that people actually gave this terrible movie decent reviews. it was a struggle to sit through! there are so many better movies in this genre.
1502195
Just... hilariously awful.  Scarlett's acting was atrocious and far  below expectation
2787461
i cant believe how poor this film was. theres no proper story line, it jumps back and forth annoyingly and the characters are so unstable its not funny!
although i completely love rene zelwegger and think she is very talented, i think the biggest mistake of her film choices so far is this. so much effort has to be put in to even find this film remotely funny. although its funky in a retro kind of way, i couldn't watch it again, i had to strap myself to the seat and put matchsticks in my eyes just to get through it the first time!
sorry peeps, but this one has crashed and burnt in my eyes. x
3453076
AWFUL!  A complete waste of your time and money.  Terrible acting.  Ridiculous props.  Zero special effect.  Looks like a high school media class project with no budget.  Welder's helmets for "space" helmets.  BMX padding over a divers wetsuit for their space suits.  Can I get a refund?????
4589955
The script sucks. The acting is mediocre at best. The direction? Not even one of Corman's bad flicks, it's at the bottom of the barrel. Redeeming features? Sid Haig, best sneering villain from his stint in 'Lost In Space' to 'Diamonds Are Forever' to the present day...and Caroline, sweet Caroline...she 'coulda been somebody' - and what a body...and what a face, one that could just melt your heart...execept for her short stint as a Bond girl, and one of the best evil Bond girls ever, her career never got far off the ground. It really should have. A dark haired celtic princess with blue eyes...OMFG, even today she's a stunner....!
2608724
My wife just got done watching this flick and if you want a movie about how weak and feeble minded woman can be portrayed then this flick is for you. Myself I found it disgusting and sick. The script makes the actors do the most wrong and stupid things that allow this psycho young guy to kill, torture and do what ever he please's with many common sense actions which could avert all of it. This movie actually pissed me off at how badly it portrayed woman. Ultimately J LO perseveres despite herself it's to bad her best friend (script victim) got her throat slit by this guy. J Lo does find a unintended use for a small block Chevy engine. I hate these kind of movie's and I was actually reading while she watched and still it annoyed the crap out of me.
2979170
I grew up in the 1980s and I didn't know about Molly Ringwald until just recently. So I went and got 'Pretty in Pink' and, let me tell you, it was pretty lame. Molly plays a nobody named Andie who dresses up in old lady clothes. Her mother walked out on her and her father three years ago, so Andie has decided to change her role from being a daughter to a substitute wife. Her dad is a loser who's too lazy to get a job and every morning Andie wakes him, serves him breakfast, and nags about him having to find a job. Anyway, she has this screwed up friend name "Ducky" who is more annoying than funny and is in love with Andie. But Andie is in love with this rich guy at school named Blayne who isn't even hot. Basically, the movie is about poor Andie in love with rich Blayne. The acting was okay, but the story was boring and unbelievable. Molly's wardrobe was horrendous and that prom dress she wore at the end should have been ripped off of her and burned. It was *that* awful.
3119715
Bad acting, snooze fest of the worst female western that was supposed to be great. Bah!
Waste of money,time and talent
3537079
Look folks, this movie is so horriffic it should only appeal to the 13 and under crowd that look for nothing more than special effects and lousy goth music.  Any fan of the series had to laugh all the way through the movie and weep on the way out for wasting 90 minutes of their life.  I don't think I could take any person seriously who enjoyed this on any level unless they like to slap the monkey to vampire costumes, it's that bad.

ACTING:  sucked.  SCRIPT:  sucked.  COHESION TO ACTUAL STORY:  non-existant.

The real shame here is that this movie may represent what the intrigue and beauty of reading this series can provide to potential readers.  Now that Anne is gone Christian, she should begggg Jesus to destroy all copies of this movie before it poisons further a remarkable story. This flick actually made me appreciate the Int. w/ a Vampire movie.

LET'S PETITION HBO TO FIND SOME VISIONARIES WHO CAN TAKE THIS MATERIAL ON AND DO IT JUSTICE.  Anyone with me??
790342
I was so disappointed that the actress (?) Vittoria Belvedere  playing the role of St. Rita couldn't act at all. She looks so blank, so boring and still and could not even express any emotion. I blame on director for that he should have replaced the no-acting actress with another one from the beginning. The story of St. Rita's life is excellent one, but Vittoria totally ruin the movie. I and my wife are so angry for spending 25 bucks for a lousy movie video. We threw it in the trash can after that and promise not to recommend it to any body.
839564
This show was a mess, I simply could not bear to watch all of it. The acting was uniformly over the top and ridiculous as was the dialogue. I tried to slog through just to see where he was going with all this madness. In the end it just wasn't worth it. What the hell was Rebecca DeMoron doing???? Every time she came on screen, I fast forwarded through it. She was that bad!!
391177
I would give this film five stars for the wonderful opening sequence, and for the casting of the historical figure characters, particularly Tom Hiddleston and Kathy Bates.  I would give this film zero stars for Owen Wilson and one star for Rachel McAdams.  Neither one is a good actor, and Owen Wilson is particularly awful.  IMO he ruins the enjoyment of the movie, because he is just that bad...from his whiny voice to his inability to play a serious role.  I'll watch the opening credits over and over if given the chance, but as for the rest of it...because Owen Wilson is in almost every scene...no thanks.  He should stick to roles like he had in the Night at the Museum movies...minor and fun.
931211
Totally tasteless.  I've only seen Melissa McCarthy in one other movie, Bridesmaids, and her character was equally disgusting.  But that movie had a lot of redeeming qualities, with sweetness to offset the gross character Melissa played.  Maybe Heat got better further in, but after 20 minutes, I was so turned off I just couldn't waste any more time on it.
486577
I have seen Catherine Deneuve in over fifty films and this collection brings together what must be the worst of her career.
In fact, my friends and I watched over half of FORT SAGANNE and she failed to even appear!  In HOTEL DES AMERIQUES she looked, as usual, stunningly attractive but her character was poorly scripted and even cartoonish in LE SAUVAGE.  So much for an "Amazon recommendation"!