Faye Dunaway IS Serena Joy

Was it Faye’s acting? was she too understated?

Is it just me or did Offred need a really good smack?

Who cares what you think?

You're all little homosexual boys.

I think the movie tried to shoehorn to much of the book into the limited time and suffered for it.

I LOVE this version!

Dunaway was great but Elizabeth McGovern stole the film and was so much better than Samira Wiley. Natasha Richardson was really bland. They didn't seem sure of how to end it either. It looked like it had been through many edits.

Too bad Sigourney Weaver got pregnant and had to quit the film and be replaced by Richardson.

I know Faye's a cunt and has had too much surgery, but when she's good she's GOOD. I wish she could get one more great film or prestige cable / streaming show role. I bet she has one more really strong performance in her.

One of the comments to the scene cracked me up:

When Faye Dunaway asks, "Is this your first placement?;" I would have loved it if the handmaid had replied back, "This isn't my first time at the rodeo."

There’s a scene where the boom mic is visible in the frame. I had the impression that it was sloppy, underfunded project of love, not a great production.

The filmmaking is cheap and physically ugly to look at, which is draining when the story is already so grim. The recent mini series is much more lux.

I did like the film back when it was first released but have never seen it again. I must say that I preferred the mini-series.

The 1990 movie looks like a soap opera. The 2017 series looks like a cinematic film. The shots are beautifully framed, and all the settings have a sinister tone.

I like the film but I agree with the others: the whole production looks cheap to the point of distraction. The cinematography has all the quality of a mid-80s straight-to-video softcore flick.

Faye Dunaway IS Selena!

Who keeps bumping Faye Dunaway threads? Whoever it is, I love you.

For all the film's faults, Dunaway is excellent in this. Like r7 said, when Dunaway is in her element, there's no stopping her. She really is a great actress when she's reigned in. And she was perfect for Serena Joy. I prefer her over the actress in the TV show.

But the TV show's first season is superior to the film. The rest of the series is shit, in my opinion.

The first thing I noticed was how bad the costuming is compared to the series.

I watched the original release when it came out, but literally the only thing I remember is that little garden kneeler Dunaway used in a couple of gardening scenes.

Poor arthritic Faye.

And still alive.

God bless.

R17 Funny you should mention that! I saw that too and ending up getting one for my aunt when she gardens for her birthday one August. Before that I had never heard of them.