Which Rose, in your eyes, pulls off the pre-"Rose's Turn" monologue the best?
Ethel Merman, Rosalind Russell, Tyne Daly, Bette Midler, Betty Buckley, Bernadette Peters, or Patti Lupone?
My thoughts:
Merman -- Lots of energy, but horrible acting. I don't sense any truth or sincerity to the words she's speaking at all.
Russell -- Her "Rose's Turn" is more of a song of triumph and pride rather than a mental breakdown (That's just how she interpreted it), so it makes sense that she's not screaming her ass off. It also would look stupid if she overdid it, because film acting has to be handled with more subtlety and fragility than stage acting. Her line delivery is human and believable, not to mention original. (I especially love how she says "I could've been better than any of you!") She's one of my favorites.
Daly -- The more I watch it, the more I like it. Sure, it's not as dramatic and hurt as the other ones, but it fits the way she played Rose. She isn't allowing what her daughter said to get to her (yet). She hides her pain by trying to find comedy in the situation. Interesting performance.
Midler -- It looks ridiculous. She delivers more ham than the deli could ever offer. Nobody (not even a crazy stage mother) would ever act like this. Then again, she pushed and forced emotion pretty much during the whole movie, so this isn't any different from the rest of her performance.
Buckley -- The darkest and bleakest Rose of them all. Betty played a tough, cold Rose who came across as selfish because deep down, you could tell it was her that wanted to be the star. She doesn't seem to feel much towards her daughter, she played the character as only being able to truly make an emotional connection to what she loves most: Performing. Brilliant and unique performance.
Peters -- I don't care what anyone says, Peters ROCKED this role. Whereas most actresses play Rose as royally pissed off and disappointed, Peters shows us how hurt Rose really is AND also shows how much Rose is just BURSTING with all this energy that she never had the chance to manifest onstage. I love 7:49, especially.
Lupone -- Too fast, and all I see is anger and pride from her, not hurt and bitterness. I like how she paces the stage, and how she delivered "Not an ounce of it Miss Gypsy Rose Lee! I MADE YOU! And you wanna know why?". But a lot of this was just taken too quickly.
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Votes:
Merman- 1
Russell- 8
Daly- 2
Midler- 21
Buckley- 4
Peters- 17
Lupone- 16
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