From the scene with Booth as a nightclub singer (and a bad one at that), I was not expecting much from this supposedly legendary actress. And I didn't get much. How Robert Ryan's character would be remotely attracted to her after her painful singing performance was a mystery. And for Booth to fly to California to meet Ryan 4 days after first meeting him was unbelievable - she never even inquired whether or not he was married. Ridiculous!
Also, her manner of delivery in her speech was quite annoying and rang false. It came across as always being aware of her performance, rather than getting into her character. When she pronounced (or mispronounced?) Los Angeles as Los "Angle"es and kept calling him "Mr. Leslie," I wanted to switch to something else but because of the movie's favorable IMDB rating and good reviews, I lumbered on.
In addition, as another reviewer commented, Booth looked more like Ryan's mother or grandmother. Thankfully, the ocean scene with her sporting a black skirted one piece was thankfully short and shot mostly at a distance.
Not recommended by me and the high IMDB rating seems undeserved. She's more convincing as "Hazel."
Also, her manner of delivery in her speech was quite annoying and rang false. It came across as always being aware of her performance, rather than getting into her character. When she pronounced (or mispronounced?) Los Angeles as Los "Angle"es and kept calling him "Mr. Leslie," I wanted to switch to something else but because of the movie's favorable IMDB rating and good reviews, I lumbered on.
In addition, as another reviewer commented, Booth looked more like Ryan's mother or grandmother. Thankfully, the ocean scene with her sporting a black skirted one piece was thankfully short and shot mostly at a distance.
Not recommended by me and the high IMDB rating seems undeserved. She's more convincing as "Hazel."