I adore Doris Day. I think she is one of the most talented and versatile performers of all time but this performance stunk. Horrible over-acting! Her squealing and grunting sounds like she's trying to pass a brick!
To me, the scene on the stairs was particularly painful to watch -- not because it was bad, but because it seemed so real, it was like nails on chalkboard to hear somebody crying in such anguish like that! It certainly gave me a newfound respect for the acting talents of Ms. Day, who is never really thought of as an Academy Award worthy actress, but she certainly is!
Now, about the scene in the elevator, that's another story! I have a problem with that scene, because although one could argue that she did play it convincingly, one could also argue that she over-did it. And, in this case, I would agree with the latter. Because the way she pants and squeals, etc. made it very uncomfortable to watch, due to the fact that it was almost like being witness to some kind of screwed up orgasm! Seriously, it seemed like an orgasm of sorts -- a rather painful one!
Please excuse typos/funny wording; I use speech-recognition that doesn't always recognize!
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