OK. Back in 1932 Red-Headed Woman, starring "Blonde Bombshell" Jean Harlow (her hair now dyed red in order to match the apparent raciness of her character), may have thrilled the naive movie-going audience to pieces with its somewhat spicy sexual innuendo (which is now painfully dated) - But, today, 80 years later, this decidedly irksome "adult" drama pretty much amounted to being a frickin' bore when it came to the genre of Hollywood Chick Flicks.
For the most part, I found actress Jean Harlow (clearly a light-weight actress) to be grossly miscast in her role as Lillian "Red" Andrews, an over-the-top, gold-digging, home-wrecking tramp (sans the heart of gold).
From my perspective, Harlow managed to chew up way too much scenery (left, right & center) for her own good and the good of her character.
Even at its fairly short, 80-minute running time, Red-Headed Woman seemed to drag on with its trivial nonsense forever. And with each new conquest facing the Lillian Andrews character (who was always dressed to the absolute nines), she got more and more annoying and absurd until, of course, she finally became a laughable parody of herself.
As the viewer, I could only wish the worst for this nasty, despicable character - But, alas, Lillian (who only found herself temporarily daunted by a few minor set-backs) repeatedly managed to triumph, again and again, in her ruthless scheme to snag herself one millionaire husband after another.
I honestly have to admit that after potential-husband #2 was callously ditched by "Red", this ridiculous crusade of hers became utterly preposterous beyond words.
All-in-all - Red-Headed Woman may have worked its apparent charm on its audience back in the days of early talkies - But, in these modern-times of ours, it was basically just a pile of empty-headed crap of the highest order.
For the most part, I found actress Jean Harlow (clearly a light-weight actress) to be grossly miscast in her role as Lillian "Red" Andrews, an over-the-top, gold-digging, home-wrecking tramp (sans the heart of gold).
From my perspective, Harlow managed to chew up way too much scenery (left, right & center) for her own good and the good of her character.
Even at its fairly short, 80-minute running time, Red-Headed Woman seemed to drag on with its trivial nonsense forever. And with each new conquest facing the Lillian Andrews character (who was always dressed to the absolute nines), she got more and more annoying and absurd until, of course, she finally became a laughable parody of herself.
As the viewer, I could only wish the worst for this nasty, despicable character - But, alas, Lillian (who only found herself temporarily daunted by a few minor set-backs) repeatedly managed to triumph, again and again, in her ruthless scheme to snag herself one millionaire husband after another.
I honestly have to admit that after potential-husband #2 was callously ditched by "Red", this ridiculous crusade of hers became utterly preposterous beyond words.
All-in-all - Red-Headed Woman may have worked its apparent charm on its audience back in the days of early talkies - But, in these modern-times of ours, it was basically just a pile of empty-headed crap of the highest order.