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Interview on DVD for "The Killer" |
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Kevin |
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May 2, 07 - 11:05 PM |
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Dear Mrs. Yeh,
I have a question of sorts for you, though it is more of a comment. I recently saw "The Killer" - only the second Hong Kong film I have seen after "Infernal Affairs". I wanted to congratulate you on your performance as Jenny, and to question the, in my view, overly self-deprecating observations that you make in the interview you recorded for the DVD.
Firstly, I believe that your performance was perfectly judged. Jenny is childlike, without being simpering, and feminine, without being prissy. In this role I think you are more sympathetic than Audrey Hepburn in "Wait Until Dark" and as touching, in a different way (since it is a very different film), as Leslie Caron in "Lili".
Secondly, I agree with John Woo that the film is all about Jenny. Her on-screen time may not compare with that of the title character, but she is always present in the film as the "justification" for its otherwise insane amount of violence. Too many Western actresses nowadays, I feel, want to play "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", so much so that the character of the damsel in distress is unfortunately rarely seen. If I can compare Chow Yun-Fat's American film, "The Replacement Killers", I have no recollection whatsoever of the character played by Mira Sorvino. In fact I had to look up the film to find out what her name is, though I do not mean to sound disrespectful of her capabilities as an actress.
Anyway, I suppose mine is a rhetorical question: What is there to criticise in your well-judged performance as Jenny?
Kind regards,
Kevin,
London,
England
P.S.: I am sorry you have chosen not to make any subsequent films, though I am glad that you appear well on the DVD and that you are happy with your choices in life. |
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PPS by Kevin · May 6, 07 - 10:38 PM
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