Farrah Fawcett might be a troubled person personally but don't take that into her acting ability. She is simply one of the most under-rated actresses in America today. She gets older, better, and more beautiful. This film proved that she can act beyond Charlie's Angels. In fact, she plays the lead character, a woman who becomes a victim in an abusive marriage with three children. Her story is tragic but not uncommon. We never really heard of the battered wife syndrome until this film debuted on television. If it was released in the cinemas instead, I bet Farrah would have earned an Academy Award nomination and maybe the Oscar for her performance. It's that good. She breathes life into that role. You feel sorry for a woman like her character. Even prison seems a welcome change from the horrors of an abusive marriage, there are excellent supporting performances by Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, and others who participated in this classic television film. Like I said, it could have won awards. Anyway, it aired on television and I think it proved Farrah's talent exists in her. She might be beautiful but she's talented and smart.
Review of The Burning Bed
