I did not read the book. Did not know anything about it.
All through the movie, as much as I adore Charlize Theron, I kept saying to myself: "She is miscast."
The character should have been more fragile and vulnerable and yes, in a physical way, too.
Once I read here that in the novel she was 4'10," I said of course. The tragedy stunted her growth in every way.
I can't let my feelings for certain movie stars color my response to them. If you are wrong for a role, then you are wrong. And I am a fan of Theron's.
At the end, when she crawled through that space, I said, boy Charlize is kind of big for that. Also, I couldn't imagine Charlize for her size being intimidated.
Physical size has advantage in this world. Just ask anyone who is really big or really small. And people understand this as they move through life from the time they are young. And even if you are not a rough and ready type, but are big, you know you can intimidate people and will use it if you have to.
I did not like the movie. I found it muddled and unfocused and filled with usual movie cliches. I realize that in this celebrity obsessed culture, audiences build personal relationships in their heads with certain movie stars and they could recite the phone book and fans would be alright with it.
For me, an actor is supposed to bring it, but if for some reason they are not right for a particular role, no matter how hard they try, it comes through that they were the wrong choice. There were scenes where I could see Theron groping to make the scene work.
BTW, this movie has only earned $3.5 million so far. Haven't been able to find out the film's cost, but I know it was way more than 3 plus million. Charlize Theron does not work for peanuts.
Clearly, a lot of people felt something was wrong with this film and stayed away.
But being a devoted fan must be nice.
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