I have read all 16 previous reviews containing glowing admiration for Loretta Young in this film. While I enjoyed watching Cotton and Barrymore, I felt uncomfortable watching and listening to Ms. Young. Firstly,she appears to be so much older than her brothers. In fact, if someone said that Ms. Young was the mother of Peter, Sven...it wouldn't have been too much of a stretch to imagine just that.
Secondly, are we to believe that two weeks worth of robust projection lessons would decrease her accent to the point of making Ms. Young sound like no stranger to Toastmasters? If anything, her accent would be more pronounced during such high pressure activities, such as speech-making in front of potential constituents.
Finally, sometimes, one heard a decrease in accent, only to hear a full come back in the following scene. I would have preferred my accent in one of the following three ways:1)a lessoning of accent in direct correlation with the length of the movie; 2)a complete absence of accent; or 3)include in the movie something explaining away the accent, such as diction lessons with Barrymore during the six months of waiting for Cotton's return, The accent grew so annoying after awhile.
Secondly, are we to believe that two weeks worth of robust projection lessons would decrease her accent to the point of making Ms. Young sound like no stranger to Toastmasters? If anything, her accent would be more pronounced during such high pressure activities, such as speech-making in front of potential constituents.
Finally, sometimes, one heard a decrease in accent, only to hear a full come back in the following scene. I would have preferred my accent in one of the following three ways:1)a lessoning of accent in direct correlation with the length of the movie; 2)a complete absence of accent; or 3)include in the movie something explaining away the accent, such as diction lessons with Barrymore during the six months of waiting for Cotton's return, The accent grew so annoying after awhile.