Oy, Estelle Parsons...

I was expecting so much more from Parson's performance, seeing as how she was the only one who won an acting Oscar out of the whole cast. I think she was the only factor that dragged the movie down a little bit. She does nothing but scream and act hysterical, which is all well and good, but when done tastefully and not over the top. I can only fathom that she got a nomination for the movie because all five principal actors who played the Barrow gang members (and who all got Oscar nods) had an incredible group dynamic that just exploded off the screen. They all feed off each other and react, rather than just act. That's not an easy feat to accomplish and certainly nothing you see often in recent movies. However, of the five of them to actually win an Oscar, why her? She won over two of the most memorable performances I've ever seen--Katharine Ross (The Graduate is my all-time favorite movie) and Beah Richards (who appears briefly in Guess Who's... but leaves a long-lasting impression)--and I'm still puzzled as to why. Thoughts?

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