tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post6690357758956698124..comments2024-03-22T11:43:15.466-07:00Comments on Oscargasms: Dorothy McGuire, Gentleman's AgreementAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-51517945751415929792016-01-30T19:53:23.561-08:002016-01-30T19:53:23.561-08:00I think Dorothy McGuire is absolutely a lead in th...I think Dorothy McGuire is absolutely a lead in this film. Her character is central to the plot and her screen time is significant. There are two things working against her performance. First, McGuire was almost always a benign, low voltage presence even in her best films. Second, she was a saddled with an ill-defined character here. The idea that Kathy could believe herself to be open-minded while her attitudes belie this has an intrinsic dichotomy that could have made this character quite interesting, but the screenplay only explores that superficially and the resolutions are too pat. Even with all of that, McGuire is simply to bland and flat through much of the film to register in any significant way. There isn't much range in the character or her performance and her lack of chemistry with Peck is nearly fatal. Truthfully, there really isn't anything special about her work here.Frank/click5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03605293626729520817noreply@blogger.com