Word: overactive
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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From their "For Non-Blacks" bench, the two white figures ogle after Bridget, whom they call an "African princess." With their spirited readings of such lines as "Oooohwhee!!" and "I hears you," Barr and Chavez consistently overact, and their larger-than-life gestures and exaggerated Southern accents make them offensive caricatures...
...attention to detail, the film creates a sense of authenticity that captures the flavor of the era. More importantly, though the actors remain nameless throughout the film, they have little difficulty establishing and altering identities as time progresses. And while the lack of dialogue unavoidably causes the cast to overact, in virtually every case the actors have no trouble striking the proper balance between character and caricature...
...draws bad? Bakshi's characters have ill-defined noses and chins, they shrug and dislocate a shoulder, they sing and recede into Peter Max poster-haste. Their gestures and voices are grossly exaggerated; they all seem to have gone to Actors Studio and learned only to overact. They are Bakshi's image of America: searching for archetypal dreams, living out clich...