What a chore it was to watch this movie. Richardson was wonderful; her mother, Vanessa, was magnificent in a much too short role; Fiennes was not just bad but abominable. Not only could he not play a convincing American but he also was totally unconvincing as a blind man. He appeared to be in a drug-induced stupor throughout the film. His character's emotional range was nonexistent. His walk, his speech, everything he did was wooden and, frankly boring. How he developed a friendship with the Japanese character was a mystery. Perhaps this movie would have been just as bad had they cast another actor in his role, but I doubt it. I gave this movie one point above awful only because of Redgrave's and Richardson's skill.
Review of The White Countess
