It's obvious Shannon doesn't like the characternot the actress. The actress got it right.
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Well-done. SimpleMindedSociety got TOLD!!! And he had to "give up", sadly.

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Only to those who haven't realized how silly and inaccurate it is. Steaks can be overdone. Eggs can be overdone. Not acting - that requires different terminology.

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Only dunderheads use that asinine word 'overacting'. What in hell is it supposed to mean? As one of my drama teachers aptly said, there is no such thing as overactingthere is wrong acting and right acting. And Ms. Dennis was never wrong. She was brilliant.

I'm not "giving up". This isn't a contest. Again, this is a topic about which I don't feel like arguing or even discussing, because it holds little interest for me. I repeat that to me, it IS about style. I have a right to my opinion. If you can't accept that, then I don't know what to tell you. You can't FORCE a person to argue about something if they don't want to. If you try to do so, then it simply becomes badgering.
To be blunt: I find this topic (the inner feelings of Honey) boring! I have a right find it boring. My suggestion is that since you WANT to discuss it, find someone who does. Sorry to disappoint you but I'm not the only person on these boards! I'm sure you can find someone who will discuss and/or argue this point.
Good luck!
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I suggest we don't leave it there it , since it's not about "style"
The essence of acting is whether you believe the actor or not, if the acting seems real. It's more simple than most people may think. It's not necessarily about subtley, since that can be vague. Of course we have a perfect right to our preference and opinion, that goes without saying. But you never did explain your opinion in concrete terms.
If Honey is experiencing freedom from inhibition via liquor, she should be reserved and subtle like Burton? She was escaping her reserved subtle nature; that was the point.
Don't give up so easily

How?
She enacted what the character was supposed to do. Sigorney Weaver under-acts, I think.
This is obviously a case (as are mo111cst arguments like this) of a person's individual taste in acting styles (or anything, for that matter). I tend to prefer toned-down, subdued performances, which is probably why I found Sandy Dennis' acting too "intense". Likewise, Sigourney's style, on the whole, is preferable TO ME since I like more subtlety and quiet in an actor. Not always and for every role, but in general. Richard Burton's style would be an example of an actor whose (often) melodramatic stye doesn't irritate me.
You have a perfect right to your preference and opinion, as do I. I suggest we just leave it there.
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'I must agree, though qualifying it by saying I have only seen a few of her films. In "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", she really overdid it'
How?
She enacted what the character was supposed to do. Sigorney Weaver under-acts, I think.

I must agree, though qualifying it by saying I have only seen a few of her films. In "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", she really overdid it. Someone mentioned her theatre background and I agree. Other actors have this problem, unless they routinely switch between threatre and film, like Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Michael Caine also comes to mind, though I'm not sure how much into theatre his was.
Dennis does remind me of Norma Desmond! Also of Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois in "Streetcar Named Desire".
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I just watched it on Blu Ray. Sandy Dennis was very brave in the choices she made in movie roles. I would have given her another Oscar for Cold Day in the Park.

She was remarkably understated in Cold day n the park by Altman.

not from what i saw of her in Parents. Her acting actually stood-out in an already well-acted movie.
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The love I have for this woman cannot be explained in words.

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I saw her in a couple of things and she always gets on my nerves did she have these annoying ticks herself? Did she ever play a character without them? And it seemed she was always crying.

Sandy was one of the best there was. She was totally mesmerizing to watch. I was hooked the moment I saw her in "Virginia Woolf". Sure, she was extremely quirky in some of her mannerisms but that's what made her so fascinating to me. I never felt she was overacting at all and I really miss her.

I'm quite sure that that same statement has been made about some of the most well respected actors in Hollywood history. Sandy Dennis had her own acting style. In my opinion she seemed to always be well cast and always seemed to come through with fine performances, some of which had to do with the direction she took (believe it or not, the director has a lot to do with how the lines are delivered). Most directors found her quite easy to work with.

I can see why a person would think in those terms due to her offbeat,idiosyncrasies when these qualities were basically her, not overacting,as such.
to quote:
'Sandy's signature quirks her stuttering, fluttering, throat gulps, eye twitches, nervous giggles, hysterical flailing are all a part of what made her so distinctive'..
'A dedicated exponent of the 'Method' technique via the Actor's Studio, her physical neuroticisms could either captivate or repel audiences.'

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