Product: The Audrey Hepburn Story [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 1.0
Disastrous, Boring, Cheaply Made Hatchet Job!
The Kind of Disaster That Can Destroy A Legend's Reputation.Oh where to begin? The casting was beyond reproach, I do go on the record right now as saying that Miss Hewitt made a valiant "attempt", but failed miserably.Nobody with any sense of who and what the real Audrey Hepburn was could sit through this debacle without becoming ill. The characters (I use that word, because any passing resemblance to William Holden, Bogart, Mel Ferrer,Kay Kendall, Billy Wilder , William Wyler, Truman Capote, etc is so pale and insulting, that all that is left is a "character" type, not a real person) all react to this fictional Audrey as if she is eminating the most extraordinary Star Quality, but WE NEVER SEE IT!Miss Hewitt is hopelessly unable to generate any lustre or vivacity as Hepburn. The dates are screwed up, the design elements are amateurish, the faux costumes draped on Miss Hewitt make her look like a five year old playing dress up in a drag queen's closet, and the attempts at recreating scenes from Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's et al are so pathetic they don't even merit examination.STAY AWAY FROM THIS TRIPE!! If you are an Audrey fan, you will be scandalized, if you know nothing of Audrey, go rent some of her movies, this one will teach you NOTHING about her.This has to rank up there with previous horrible choices like Cheryl Ladd portraying Grace Kelly, or Lynda Carter failing miserably at portraying Rita Hayworth. If you want a good or at least decent recreation of old Hollywood stick to movies like Chaplin (flawed, but at least a good performance by Robert Downey Jr.), or even Marilyn with the Emmy nominated turn by Catherine Hicks (who gets most of it right), or heck, even Ann Jillian as Mae West (gutsy attempt). BUT NOT THIS MISERABLE FAILURE!