The Goddess

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RICHARD S A potentially excellent production, this film suffers from miscasting and flaws in character development. The story is well documented above. Kim Stanley, a brilliant actress, is poorly cast in a story that spans about thirty years. Her character progresses from a pathetic childhood with a poor excuse for a mother, to a supposedly popular actress suffering from severe mental problems. At the end (spoiler), her companion describes her as a competent, popular actress who is so obviously out of control you are left wondering how she could ever get through the demanding work of a film production, let alone be respected by fans and work colleagues. (Real life parallel to Judy Garland's abortive work on Valley of the Dolls) As a teenager and younger woman, Stanley just isn't convincing. But, a compelling drama, nonetheless. A very frustrating character development overall. Not to be overlooked, Patty Duke appears as one of the child versions of Emily. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/14/25 Full Review Steve D Stanley's great work makes it memorable. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/09/24 Full Review Alec B A great showcase for Kim Stanley but the script features a lot of Chayefsky's worst writing tendencies. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/24 Full Review Aldo G It's heresy for me to criticize a fabulous screenwriter like Paddy Chafesky, but his script feels better for the stage than the screen. Long monologues aren't new to the writer and there's plenty here. Plus, director John Cromwell had not done a film in seven years, working in theatre instead. Adding to the misery of the project Cromwell and Chafesky disagreed on the edit leading the director to leave the project. And, as great an actress as Kim Stanley is, she's just miscast here. Disappointing results. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/24/23 Full Review Audience Member It is not the best biopic I have seen but not the worst either, What I like about it is that it is not so glamorous as biopics often are. The actress WHO plays The Godess is to old to play her. Patty Duke plays a moving portrait of her as a girl. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Overdone performance by Kim Stanley detracts from an otherwise excellently crafted 50s-noir about a love-starved and self-destructive Hollywood starlet. The film was written by Paddy Chayefsky, and some of the monologues in the film are top-notch. Nice, albeit all-too-brief performances by Patty Duke (in her first big-screen appearance) and Steven Hill as Stanley's first husband. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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