mangospider

You need more than appreciation for a subject to make a compelling film. A good script is also necessary. Unfortunately, it seems that the folks involved here have a lot of admiration for Lee Miller but no real reason to make a movie about her. The dialogue was cliche-ridden. So many period tropes were trotted out with no originality. I love Kate Winslet's work, always have and I'm not one to need everybody to look Hollywood perfect, but she was playing someone who seemed to have just left the modeling industry? She was in full Mare of Eastown mode and do you think Mare was on the runway like a year or two earlier than the events of that miniseries. What was anyone thinking? I feel bad saying that, but you're playing a real person. She seemed far too old.

That water bra business is a highlight of the series. This was around the time that Debra Messing started getting a lot of Lucille Ball comparisons and I feel like she earns them in this episode. The water bit is one of those classic sight gags that immediately pops to mind whenever I think of the series. I'm currently bingeing the series after having watched it when it originally aired and I was really excited when this one arrived. Plus, every character's strengths are written to and the direction is farcical excellence. The three-way feel-up in the beginning is perfect, Karen is reliably full of zingers and Jack's Cher impression is always welcomed.