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Article: `AUDREY HEPBURN': A SMALL GEM LACKS REAL SPARKLE.(Television)(Review)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- March 27, 2000
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Especially on the day after the Oscars, it's almost impossible to visualize the finespun Audrey Hepburn while gazing upon the robust Jennifer Love Hewitt. Camera tricks and acres of fabric can only do so much. Moreover, Hewitt's spirited attempt to capture Hepburn's accent, a challenging mix of English, Dutch and Belgian, is a persistent obstacle to thoroughly enjoying ``The Audrey Hepburn Story,'' which airs tonight at 8 on ABC (KOMO/4).
And yet . . .
And yet . . .
It's not so bad. Good enough, certainly, to carry three hours in prime time, and so much more polished than standard TV-movie fare that Hewitt, who turned 21 last month, might have ...