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How bad was Anne Baxter (Nefertiti) in this movie?!

posted 8 years ago by Dubdub1974
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I didn't know what to expect when I started watching this classic. Movies of that era are very often hit or miss acting wise, some age really badly etc. But the blu ray version of this movie is stupendous, great story , great acting except for one character that constantly pulls me out of the movie every time she appears: Nefertiti. My God what a horrible actress! Totally unconvincing, wooden, like a 10 year old rubbish drama student. Everyone is "IN IT" they are playing their characters, doing their thing, some better than others sure but boy is she just terrible! Totally pulls me out of the story every time she comes on and she has key scenes with Moses, very key...darn it. Very annoying. Am on hour 1.2 of the movie right now and I just had to stop to write this cause she's so annoying...

Compare her to Yvonne De Carlo (Sephora) who is totally believable in her role (and just as, if not more stunningly beautiful than Anne Baxter) - it's night and day to me.

Don't know if anyone else got the same impression (or had an issue with another actor)?

[–] HarlemEagle42 (17745) 5 years ago

Rewatching it last night, yeah she's terrible. She's better in other stuff like All about Eve or Five Graves to Cairo, interestingly enough playing similar roles. The character is shallow and flighty. This being a De Mille picture, she was probably told to dial it up to eleven.

[–] Adam60z (3766) 5 years ago

Not a great actress, but attractive. I can't help seeing Lilly when I look at Yvonne De Carlo.

[–] Popcorngal (4788) a year ago

I have not seen the movie in a long time, but I felt she was OK.
Here is a video about Anne in the film, and tidbits about TBE movie I never knew.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IxVktyq4uCU

[–] ATG6 (3000) a year ago

Her acting was good, a bit stagy and over the top and too modern, but she made her shifting motivations and affections clear to the audience. And it's not like this movie (as great as it is) was devoid of over-acting from the rest of the cast.