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Absolutely STOLE THE SHOW in Helter Skelter


Marguerite's portrayal of Susan "Sadie" Atkins in the 2004 remake of Helter Skelter was a revelation. Completely different from Nancy Wolfe's job in the 1976 original. Nancy was also great in the role, just in a different way. Where Nancy took an approach that was almost over-the-top (hey it was the 70's), Marguerite gives us an understated, more down-to-earth Sadie. But within that nuanced portrayal there is something truly creepy going on. Marguerite reveals to us that Susan was at once human and at the same time a monster.

She was more effectively scary than Jeremy Davies as Manson. And she provided a fantastic polar opposite for the character of Linda Kasabian (Clea Duvall) to play off of. The scene where Sadie is singing "Que Sera Sera, Whatever Will Be Will Be" to Linda in the car just before the LaBianca murder (and just after Sadie asks Linda 'Are you scared?') is more frightening than any scene between Linda and Manson.

As an actress, Marguerite should be intensely proud of her performance.
I came away from this movie thinking "Watch out for Marguerite Moreau." And then I was pleasantly surprised to see her pop up on LOST.

Hollywood: Give us more Marguerite!

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I emphatically agree. She most definitely stole the show. She was absolutely fantastic. I just finished watching it on DVD and I found her performance to have had these types of blends: wicked/sexy, evil/sweet, crazy/nice; just to name a few. Not many actors/actresses can pull off such contrasting personas and get away with it.

She most definitely was scarier than Jeremy Davies by miles. His performance, though, decent, seemed to be forced even though he had the look and voice down to a tee.

I hope she goes far.

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She was a scary little *beep* in Helter Skelter. A great watch!



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I agree w/ you. Anyway, Happy Easter Marguerite. God bless. That includes all of your fans.

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I cannot agree more. As Squeezum indicated, she had this wonderful mixture of diverse personality traits. She could be a sweet, smiling little-girl butterfly one moment and a sadistic bitch the next. Not easy for an actress, but Marguerite makes it seem effortless. And it is totally in line with Susan Atkins' supposed real life persona. The funny thing is I get the sense that Moreau is in real life a very down-to-earth person based on the few interviews I have read.

I wonder how much research Marguerite did for the role, what she read and watched. She obviously knew what she was doing. Perhaps the director deserves some credit for this as well.

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What a character to play though. That was just a good role for her to show her talent, in my opinion.

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