Madonna's New Movie Savaged By Critics At Venice Film Festival
Posted on Sep 03, 2011 @ 08:00PM
The Material Girl might be a superstar in the music industry, but films? Run for the hills!
W.E. -- that's the title -- directed by Madonna was torn apart by critics at the Venice Film Festival, where the movie premiered this weekend.
The Wallace Simpson biopic is based on the life of the American socialite who married Prince Edward, future King of England, back in 1937, forcing him to abdicate the throne.
"Burdened with risible dialogue and weak performances, the pic doesn't have much going for it," wrote the movie critic from Variety about the film featuring Abbie Cornish.
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"Weird, brown-nosing and slightly vile," chimed Time Out, while the UK's well respected Guardian newspaper called it "an extraordinarily silly, preening, fatally mishandled film."
The singer-turned-actress-turned-director did earn one almost kind review. The Daily Telegraph said the picture was "better than expected."
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The 53-year-old star made her first step into the movie arena when she starred in the 1996 movie adaptation of the musical Evita about the life of Eva Peron.
Maybe she shouldn't give up her day job.
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She needs 2 grow the xxxxx@xxxxx.com up. Comes across as desperate 2 remain young - the boy toys, the much younger friends, 2 much plastic surgery & an obsession w/ working out. Pics at a recent event showed her competing w/ Lourdes 4 shortest skirt. Sad!
Posted Sun, 09/04/2011 - 11:56pm
I always thought she was so overrated. Her current music sucks compared to her "Like a Virgin" days. As an actress has she had any real success? Didn't she just sing In Evita vs. act? Even her charity attempts seem half assed.
Posted Sun, 09/04/2011 - 11:50pm
Oh, come on guys. She can't be perfect at everything. At least she's out there trying to do something. I'll give her a break just because she gave us some great dance music. :)
Posted Sun, 09/04/2011 - 1:00pm
Movie stars that fail in music gets the message quick and dont return to that industry ever again. By logic it should work the other way around as well.
Posted Sun, 09/04/2011 - 11:01am
Her best acting performance was her first film role in "Desperately Seeking Susan" where she basically played herself. Why she chose to make a movie about a women who was loathed by the British public is beyond me.
Posted Sun, 09/04/2011 - 10:48am
Madonna, you WERE a great pop singer. Maybe you should stick with music. Do you want to be remembered
as a Less than Mediocre director?
Posted Sun, 09/04/2011 - 12:38am
madonna is very strange. beyond doing these career moves that do not bring out her best, she certainly does the same stuff with men...or toy boys too. i wouldnt get near those toy boys with a ten foot pole. hasnt she heard of hiv?
Posted Sat, 09/03/2011 - 10:19pm
does she still speak with that fake british accent?
Posted Sat, 09/03/2011 - 9:50pm
Madonna is almost unrecognizable. She needs a new plastic surgeon and dermatologist. She looks like the Joker. Yikes.....
Posted Sat, 09/03/2011 - 9:24pm
"The 53-year-old star made her first step into the movie arena when she starred in the 1996 movie adaptation of the musical Evita about the life of Eva Peron." huh? What about "Desperately seeking Susan in 1985?
Posted Sat, 09/03/2011 - 8:42pm