Emma Thompson - she's just lovely isn't she?

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'Sense and Sensibility' is on BBC2 and my sis in law and I have been half watching it, whilst catching up and also MN-ing 😄

Both big fans of Emma Thompson here.

@usbslot2 I don’t understand. How is ‘she’s very privileged’ a criticism? She’s privileged in the same way that every successful performer is privileged. Would you say the same of Stacey Solomon? I’m puzzled as to how success becomes a criticism of someone

Did you expect her to swim ?

I didn't imply it as a criticism really more that she exists in a bit of a bubble and has said and done some tone deaf things in her time as have been noted on this thread, I don't think she is a malicious or bad person, I think she's fine but I'm not falling over myself to gush about her either.

I thought she was great as Suzi Kettles.

No, she's a liberal and Labour supporter, so not really!

I don't think Stacey Soloman has been arguing for male rapists to be put in women's prisons.

Emma can hold her luxury beliefs knowing she is unlikely to go to prison or need a domestic violence shelter. She is privileged and not as nice or clever as she thinks she is.

Some things about Her wind me up , ie the flights to and from Climate change protests.
However, she is a fantastic actress in my opinion, and I rate Her for that.

Yes, that's a good description, the brisk English woman. I like her, but I think if I knew her in real life, I'd find her both a bit irritating and a bit intimidating.

I’ve never liked her as an actor. I think she’s a pita. She’s the female equivalent of Hugh Grant to me, lots of prevaricating, bumbling about and rubbing her face.
I don’t care what actors think or say about politics generally.

She's one of those people I can't really relate to because she seems to have supreme confidence.

I agree and I think she tries to cover it up with exaggerated English self deprecation

Yes, that's true!

I never liked Hugh Grant till I saw him in A Very English Scandal & since then he's done many roles I wouldn't expect him to, all brilliant

Her very public commentary about body insecurities are a little grating. I mean = she must know she is in better shape than, say, 95% of women her age? So although I know she could be screwed up by society's expectations of what naked women should look like - we all are, and she's on the way more acceptable side of the scale and she MUST be aware of it? And if she's not, she's lacking in general awareness somewhere.

This. She's a supporter of men who profess to be women and a massive climate change hypocrite, so no I don't admire her at all

But I would add - she's obviously absurdly privileged, both in upbringing and career, but somehow reasonably likeable.

Plus, she's a mediocre, at best, actress, she's not curing cancer, working with the elderly, disabled or sick. In fact she's not contributing to society at all so no, I don't admire her

he was a revelation in Florence Foster Jenkins, against La Streep no less !

That was such a hoot!

I must be misremember because I though I saw her doing an interview saying she flew back early to show support.

She a good actress - can interview well - like many modern actors should probably say much less about personal politics - and apparently she was a supporter of Roman Polanski convicted of raping at 13 year old but then did that advert for charity against human trafficking - sort of very confused Hollywood morals.

Her Peter Rabbit books were lovely. As was her tale of the first Christmas Card.

as Phyllida Law proved in the ‘Can I help you’ scene from ‘Saving Grace’ on YT

I blame the parents

Wasn’t so lovely when she supported Polanski.

He was amazing in Paddington 2!! I think he is very talented and maybe underrated due to roles he has had over the years.

yes! I had forgotten his almost Dickensian wickedness in Paddington2 -