Bad Actress

BAD ACTRESS: A Few Screws Short for A Good Screwball Comedy
There's a fine line distinction between comedy and farce. Comedy is the broader term. Comedy defines an entire genre of humorous stories. On the other hand, farce is a very particular brand - a very particular beast, if you will - within the entire world of comedy, a subgenre of the main animal. What distinguishes farce from comedy? Generally speaking, comedy relies heavily on cleverly timed punch lines, one right after the other; farce - in its truest form - relies heavily on maintaining the comic pace of the entire piece. Comedy delivered poorly isn't funny, and farce delivered without the proper sense of timing isn't comic; rather, it's dull. I've heard it said that comedy is clever dialogue while farce is frenziedly verbal calamity - simple humor versus sheer unbridled, nonstop lunacy - and that's a sentiment I strongly agree with.

That said, BAD ACTRESS isn't a `bad' film at all. Its writing is clever, just not consistently winning. Its lunacy is endearing,...

Great Actress
The wonderful Beth Broderick (who would forget her as the clever, smart and sexy Aunt Zelda in "Sabrina the Teenage Witch") plays Alyssa, a TV stars who's best times are over long ago. She now does commercials for her husband's air condition company.

After the accident of their daughter, Alyssa's husband (a fine performance by Chris Mulkey) tries to find his inner peace in Buddhism. Alyssa sees no other way than to kill her husband. He will not be the only one. The body count rises and so does Alyssa's career.

I just loved the weird sense of humor in this film (which director Robert Lee King also used in Psycho Beach Party) and the funny inside jokes.

Beth Broderick's performance as washed up TV star is really outstanding. She is not only a great actress, she also looks great in this film. She has two gorgeous funny nude scenes in "Bad Actress". Her beautiful face, pretty legs and that perfect body makes every 20-year old girl fade away.

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Stupid movie
Pretty stupid movie and to be honest in many cases you could see pretty bad acting overall not just the hammy performance by the lead woman. but the other characters as well. Not worth buying thats for sure.. Id save your money for a better movie. Also i noticed in many places it seems sound quality was kind of poor.. Meh.

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