Unintelligible Reviews - #230322-225018-979404

I suggested deleting a review - #230322-225018-979404 - because the English is so bad as to make it unintelligible. Your response was that MY comment did not meet submission guidelines. I am not aware of any specific format that suggested deletions should take, but I am certain - I have read IMDb submission guidelines - that entries must be in English. This review contains several sentences that include English words but not in any intelligible form, therefore it is only reasonable to conclude it is not in English and does not meet submission guidelines - exactly as I said.

Take these examples:

1. “Attracted by the title which reminded me of Leonard Cohen's song which turned out to be the same source at the first place, also the cast especially Michelle Williams that I find quite special, special in a way that her appearance seems to be fragrant because of how she looks like.” There is no main verb in this sentence, only in subordinate clauses. An appearance is, by definition, visual; a fragrance is olfactory. To speak of a fragrant appearance is like talking about holding a taste in your hands: meaningless. It us also misogynist because an actor is being judged for their appearance (or smell) rather than their acting ability or skill in playing the part of another person.

2. “We all know her divorced co-star husband Heath Ledger died of an overdose accident, and they have a daughter named Mathilda. After his death she somehow emerges into a characterized actress.” This has no relevance whatsoever to the film. The phrase “a characterised actress” has no meaning whatsoever. If the writer meant a ‘character actor’, perhaps that would have made sense, but still had no link to the film.

3. “The film involves a freelance writer Margo who married to a cookbook author and they enjoyed leisure house life on a Portugal region in Toronto, Canada.” This clearly contains English words but not a grammatical structure. “… involves” is present tense, yet “enjoyed” is past perfect. ”… leisure house life” is simply a string of nouns with no conjunctions to link them together, and no context to ascribe meaning.

4. “And right at the first conversation they felt natural enough to joke each other and explain one's inner feelings.” Logically, ‘they’ can only explain ‘their’ inner feelings. ‘One’ must explain ‘one’s’ own. ‘Joke’ is an intransitive verb; it does not take an object. You cannot joke someone else.

5. “Imaginary stroking, kissing and intercourse touched their mind with fulfilled excitement.” I don’t even know where to start. It means nothing. If excitement could be fulfilled with imagination, people would not interact. If ‘imaginary stroking’ fulfilled someone, they would not risk ruining it with real-life fumbling.

Ultimately, it should not be for me to prove something is in poor English. You, as moderators, should be able to look at it and say “Yeah, this is unintelligible.” Beyond that, I have already highlighted the misogyny of judging an actor by their physical looks or, in this case, smell.

Beyond that, consider this comment: “Her nudity is not difficult to be found. Although a mother to daughter, her figure remains like a maid, pure and simple.” Here a world-class actress is being gauged not on talent but on her nudity and her ability to meet male expectations ‘although’ a mother. This is appalling language and I find the simple fact that you allowed this review to be posted to be offensive. You appear to be siding with the view that a female actor is only to be judged on attractiveness to males, while a male actor can squander a career and family through misuse of hard drugs but their career and reputation is untarnished.

The writer of this review describes the actor having a career largely defined by the death of their ex-husband, from whom they divorced in real life. Given what subsequently happened to the husband, it could equally be argued that his drug misuse was a drag on her career, and that her leaving the relationship, taking their daughter with her, was a spur to more liberated and empowered acting, or we could simply gauge the acting for what it is - acting.

Michelle Williams is a US actor; Heath Ledger was Australian. In neither country is a wife considered her husband’s property, nor is her career dependent on his actions (or consent). The tone of the review is offensive, and the fact that you have chosen to let it stand suggests that IMDb has become an offshoot of phallocentric culture. It sickens me.