Even then the racism in this film was just overwhelming.
"Let's show ostriches pulling a wagon in Asia and see who actually believes that!" Only if you think Australia is part of Asia.
"Let's have the whitest actress we can find and put a dot on her and see who believes she's Indian!" MacLaine must look back on this with shame.
The only bright spot, the only one in this bloated incredibly overlong stinker that's alternately dull and horrifying, was Cantinflas. The famed actor, as legendary in Latin America as Chaplin or Seinfeld were in the US, shows his comedy genius in a bullfight that has the only laughs in the film.
Then it returns to being alternately boring or offensive. Do yourself a favor and fast forward a lot.
ETA: I'm glad of the strong reactions to my review, both the downvotes and the higher than I expected number of up votes. Good to know some others feel the same.
"Let's show ostriches pulling a wagon in Asia and see who actually believes that!" Only if you think Australia is part of Asia.
"Let's have the whitest actress we can find and put a dot on her and see who believes she's Indian!" MacLaine must look back on this with shame.
The only bright spot, the only one in this bloated incredibly overlong stinker that's alternately dull and horrifying, was Cantinflas. The famed actor, as legendary in Latin America as Chaplin or Seinfeld were in the US, shows his comedy genius in a bullfight that has the only laughs in the film.
Then it returns to being alternately boring or offensive. Do yourself a favor and fast forward a lot.
ETA: I'm glad of the strong reactions to my review, both the downvotes and the higher than I expected number of up votes. Good to know some others feel the same.