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Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)
Well done, Alia!
This film was so well-done. Spellbinding story, and superb performance by Alia Bhatt! If this were an American film. She'd be a shoe-in for an Oscar. Outstanding work in character growth. Heartwarming and awe-inspiring!
Alia Bhatt is already beloved, but this--as another reviewer said--takes her right out of her usual fare. This should have been challenging. But, Alia makes it feel like she breathed herself into the story. And, what a story! No spoilers, but this is a fascinating perspective on a lesser-known part of Indian history. And, how can we resist a not-cheesy story about female empowerment?
Top of the Lake (2013)
Great story and great acting, except...
WHO thought it prudent to cast Elizabeth Moss as a Kiwi? She can't even do a consistent accent, and there ain't a trace of Kiwi in her mashup. Her horrid accent attempts were distracting and detracting. I can think of dozens of NZ female actors who would have been perfect. Box office appeal for the US? Garbage. Nicole Kidman could have done that on her own. Were it not for the Yankee girl playing a native NZ cop, I'd have given a higher rating. This is an insult to accents and to dialects!
I concede that anything outside of a middle class English accent is challenging for Americans. So, why try? Michael Banas, Rebecca Gibney, Antonia Prebble, to name a few... How about one of the multitude of even Australian female actors like Anna Torv or Nicole DaSilva? Or SA--Jessica Marais, anyone? Ugh.