I have seen quite a few Bardot movies and I have enjoyed all of them,...until now. She is simply much more competent than the material she was given in this film. Essentially, she plays a parody of herself--a young woman who suddenly achieves super star status. There is so much commotion over her, that she is mauled where ever she goes and her life spins out of control. So far, the plot isn't all that bad. However, Bardot responds to this by behaving like a pouty kid starring in a grade school play--by fainting, crying and over-dramatizing everything! The part was poorly written and it was up to the director to elicit something more. However, this one dimensional performance just goes on and on and the film becomes a very nice to look at bore. With Louis Malle, Bardot and Mastroianni, I sure expected more than a dull mess.
On top of all my other complaints, this video from MGM was dubbed. I hate dubbed films but especially ones like this where the voices sound so fake. The narrator, in particular, sounds almost robotic--very flat and mechanical. If I had watched the subtitled version, no doubt my score would have been a bit higher.
On top of all my other complaints, this video from MGM was dubbed. I hate dubbed films but especially ones like this where the voices sound so fake. The narrator, in particular, sounds almost robotic--very flat and mechanical. If I had watched the subtitled version, no doubt my score would have been a bit higher.