I Just Don't Like Her
December 28th 2007 18:33
She has earned fame and fortune as an actor, director and producer; she has been the muse of Woody Allen, won almost every major acting award, and been in some of the most memorable movies ever made. She is Diane Keaton, a superstar and extraordinarily talented woman. But I just don’t like her.
Why? The truth is, I’m not at all sure. I know she’s a gifted actress and by all accounts she’s a lovely person. I have a sneaking suspicion it’s the ‘slacks’ and ‘blouses’ – Lord but I hate those words! – or the ties and bowler hats, but I hope I’m not that superficial.
Could it perhaps be her affair with Allen? He’s a genius, for sure, but can she be forgiven for stroking more than Woody’s ego? It’s hard to know.
I thought that maybe I’d just gone off her because of her films over the last decade. Although I feel for aging actresses, who often get the cold shoulder from Hollywood once their boobs drop below their armpits, Keaton has done remarkably poorly in recent years. Hanging Up, which she also directed, was a travesty, as was Town and Country. She did well in Something’s Gotta Give, although I wasn’t particularly fond of it, and alright again in The Family Stone, despite the movie being rather average. Her latest film, Because I Said So, was a total mistake.
But it’s not just her most recent work that puts me off her. She annoyed me in The First Wives Club and The Father of the Bride, and even though I can recognise that she was brilliant as Annie Hall, I was rather less than enraptured by her even then.
She is definitely kooky, but I love kooky. So why don’t I love her? What do you think of Diane Keaton? And why in God’s name does she have to wear the ugliest clothes in existence?
Michaelie Clark
With feminine clothes and layered hair - a whole other Diane. Image courtesy of askmen.com
Could it perhaps be her affair with Allen? He’s a genius, for sure, but can she be forgiven for stroking more than Woody’s ego? It’s hard to know.
Diane and Woody in Annie Hall - she actually pulled off the masculine look back in 1977, which is more than I can say for Woody. Image courtesy of gonemovies.com
In her tux at the premiere of The Family Stone - Image courtesy of celebritywonder.com
But it’s not just her most recent work that puts me off her. She annoyed me in The First Wives Club and The Father of the Bride, and even though I can recognise that she was brilliant as Annie Hall, I was rather less than enraptured by her even then.
Very strange indeed - Image courtesy of thebosh.com
She is definitely kooky, but I love kooky. So why don’t I love her? What do you think of Diane Keaton? And why in God’s name does she have to wear the ugliest clothes in existence?
Michaelie Clark
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