First of all, Farrah Fawcett did a great job portraying Barbara Hutton. She was an actress and I'm glad that after her time on "Charlie's Angels" she was able to show that she could do so much more in several TV movies and theatrical releases. The acting in general was very good. Although, James Reed, playing Cary Grant was a left field choice. I'm sure there had to have been an actor that looked more like Grant, with his mannerisms and voice. That's when I started becoming less interested in this mini series. After the Grant divorce, I became even less interested. The self indulgent lifestyle after the move to Tangier made me far less sympathetic than in the beginning of the movie. The ultra rich are different in their concept of the real world. Barbara Hutton could have been a philanthropist, but chose to continue on her self destructive lifestyle, coddled in her cocoon of money and being a socialite. I know that she poured money to husband's (except Grant), ex husband's, people who called themselves friends, people she didn't even know who would give her a little attention. However, she could have done so much more (it is mentioned by her lifelong governess that Barbara did donate & contribute to charities, government causes. However, in my research online, I did not find anything to substantiate this). What a waste of a life when you have so much and other have so little. I'm sure that many of the people that I see on IMDB, People magazine and countless other forms of media are the same way. Just clueless except in their own little stratosphere. Just famous for being famous.
In the end of this mini series, I found it so repetitive, another husband, another divorce, another bundle of money to make it go away.
In the end of this mini series, I found it so repetitive, another husband, another divorce, another bundle of money to make it go away.