Word: seductress
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...overcome the handicap of their particular roles, bland characters who speak tritely at best. Yet John's sullen sneer is so completely out of place, and Mina's cooing sweetness rings false. Ferrell. only comes to life when she sheds the veneer of pure innocent for that of vampire seductress...
...Mambo Kings," plays the role of Ned Ravine, the dull-witted lawyer-detective and object of his adulterous wife Lana's (Kate Nelligan) murderous schemes. Sherilyn Fenn stars as Laura, Ned's devoted secretary who is blindly in love with him. She competes with the provocative, Sharon Stone-like seductress, Lola (played by the sizzling Sean Young), for his attention...
Alas, Welles' first independent production gave him, for his pains, a world of sighs. Backers kept promising funds, then withdrawing them. Suzanne Cloutier, who played Desdemona, would act as seductress to Welles' potential patrons. "He would dress me in full costume," she recalls, "and we'd visit the King of the Berbers. I'd lie on a couch, and we'd try to convince this king to give us his army for extras...
...acting also has a few problems. The role of Heather may be too much of a stretch for Basinger, who only achieves two modes of action in the movie--her soft-voiced seductress, and the other her screaming, perturbed psychotic...
Myrrhine is one such caricature, a sparkling and ditsy seductress. The scene in which she woos husband Kinesias (Adam Geyer) is one of the most memorable of the show. Kleo, another caricature, enlivens the stage, punctuating her lines with grand gestures of a feather boa. Raz and Weller give polished performances as well...