The Audrey Hepburn Story

Rating:
Summary: The Audrey Hepburn HALF Story
Review: I really liked this movie, except for Jennifer Love Hewitt. The actress playing the Baroness was absolutely perfect, and the Head Mistress was a strong character as well. But Jennifer, no.
Though they had many items from Audrey's history, they seemed to be missing the most important ones, and getting some other facts wrong. I think what happened was that the author of the script was doing a wonderful job, but then got to 2 hours and realized he couldn't make it any longer, so he just added the finishing touches and cut out a lot from her history.
JLH did have brown hair and brown eyes and was quite skinny, but Audrey was so much thinner. JLH had a very different "body structure"than Audrey did. Also, JLH, if you cannot do a good accent, don't try.
I liked the movie, all in all. But....they didn't put enough emphasis on what she thought was probably her greatest accomplishment, her humanitarian work. They ended in the middle of Audrey's career and just did a small blip on her humanitarian work. Whatever happened to the rest of her movies? I can't wait until someone has enough money to make a movie that goes throughout her life and does it accurately from start to finish. Though it might be four hours, there are people like me who wouldn't care, as long as it was accurate and all there. I think Audrey would have been pleasant about it, yet disappointed at the brief mention of her sons and her humanitarian work. I still love Audrey, though!

Rating:
Summary: Pure Cinematic Ingratitude
Review: From the moment Audrey Hepburn graced the screen as Princess Anne in "Roman Holiday," the world - as well as the Oscars - began a sparkling love affair with the Dutch born beauty.
Unfortunately, you won't see any Oscar worthy performances in "The Audrey Hepburn Story." Instead, viewers are forced to watch no-talent Jennifer Love Hewitt invade their television sets, spouting very un-Audrey like gibberish in a wretched British accent.
While we're on the subject of Hewitt's accent, it should be made clear that not only is it pretty unbearable to listen to at times, it is also inaccurate. While Audrey Hepburn was born to a half-English father, she herself did not speak with an British accent.
But that's just scratching the surface. Hewitt looks nothing like Audrey at all - the coloring's right, but any resemblance ends there. Audrey's European loveliness cannot be matched by Hewitt's plainness.
Cringe-inducing accent and a major lack in the looks department might be a bit forgiveable if Jennifer Love Hewitt had managed to capture who Hepburn was at all. We wait throughout the entire movie for a glimpse of the Hollywood starlet re-incarnated, only to watch the credits roll two hours later and wonder why Hewitt was cast at all. Audrey Hepburn was reserved, gracious, with a warmth and charm today's stars try to imitate. Jennifer Love Hewitt plays, well, herself - outspoken and bubbly, with a personality bordering on down right obnoxious at times. Look closely at the screen as she speaks - she just SCREAMS "look at me, I'm really acting - look, look, I'm Audrey!" She's sadly mistaken.
On a final note, when Hewitt remakes the famous alley scene from "Breakfast At Tiffany's," die-hard fans will be tempted to rip out their VCRs from the set - its an absolute sham. Did Jenny even watch the original movie? Or any Hepburn film, for that matter? Suffice to say, Hewitt does not re-capture the magic of the scene, or any bit of Hepburn's life. This is truly a shame, because Audrey Hepburn's life would make a wonderful movie, this just isn't it. For a woman who gave so much talent for so many years, interpreting her in this manner is really a kick in the face.
So do yourself a favor: pass on this ridiculous dribble and rent the original "Breakfast At Tiffany's" - or any Hepburn film for that matter - instead.