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Ally Sheedy is 'plain'?

posted 19 years ago by WarpedRecord
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This is a solid comedy, with some good laughs and strong performances, but did anyone buy the notion of Ally Sheedy as "plain"? Couldn't they have uglified her a bit or gotten a less pretty actress?

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[–] WarpedRecord 14 years ago

Yes, I agree that Ally makes this film very memorable because she's so charming here. It's just that when they call her "plain," I don't buy it because she's gorgeous.

More recently, Ally Sheedy was very good in "High Art," which is a much darker role for her. She deserved a bigger career because she's very versatile and talented, but because of her beauty she seemed to get typecast into cutesy roles.

[–] drxcreatures 14 years ago

I like Ally but, I disagree that the movie would have been less memorable with a less attractive actress. It might actually would have been more memorable.

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[–] prolia705 9 years ago

her breasts were ridiculed by his mother.

[–] jaystarstar 11 years ago

She wasn't made up as a super sexy bombshell throughout the movie, but she was certainly very nice looking and cute (except for a couple of the early scenes where they overdid the 'dowdy-spinster' look).

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[–] krysrichard 9 years ago

I found her plain and bland to be honest. I felt they could have found someone better for the role.

[–] hanna_house 8 years ago

I believe this was a throwback to a the movie Marty. His girlfriend was also considered "plain"...even "ugly", but she definitely was better than he deserved (the actress was Gene Kelly's wife for heavens sake). Her character was also awkward and shy and I also think it was a manipulative tactic to get him not to marry her by hurting his pride.

[–] Foster1486 (634) 7 months ago

Was she supposed to be "Plain" or "Shy"

Shy girls appears Plain UNTILL they open up