It wasn't Salma's performance so much as the airless tableaux of the way the sex scenes were shot. It was self-consciously sensual, like maniquins carefully made-up and posed in sexy positions... generated absolutely no heat.

And that could be said for just about every scene. All the drama seemed ginned-up and fake, and the characters merely present to mouth platitudes and expositives. For all the purported revolutionary zeal and smash-the-bourgeous sensibility, the film came off like a Hallmark presentation.

As stated previously, J-Lo been considered for the role as imdb lists I believe is incorrect. She had the idea of her own Frida project, but I doubt think anyone but Salma was ever considered for the title role since it was her project (she produced it). Ed Norton's appearance was likely done just to help boost the star power. Of the names on the front, four of them (Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Edward Norton, and Geoffrey Rush) are barely in the film. But their name may help a few other people see the film that otherwise wouldn't.

What was Norton's role? He was Salma's fluffer.

Damn him.

And Ms. Hayek has more "senuousity" [sic] in a single hocked loogie than J-Lo will ever have in her entire overrated tukhas.

Norton talked about the rewrite on Inside The Actor's Studio. He said most of what's there on the screen is directly from his pen. He also wasn't happy about not being credited.

I didn't catch the credits, but who was Antonio Banderas supposed to be? Anyone important? I found his "cameo" and Norton's rather distracting, although Geoffrey Rush and Ashley Judd did just fine in their small roles. As others have said, a good movie, not a great one. I too was kind of hoping Taymor would let loose with the kind of creative imagery and stylistic touches she showed in "Titus," which I really loved. It felt a little 'by the book' to me, but not a waste of time by any means.

Hey Richard, did you enjoy the cameo from Diego Luna? If I recall correctly, you were a big fan of his from Y Tu Mama... Maybe I'm think of Gael Garcia tho.

I believe that J. Lo could have played the part convincingly, though I though Selma Hayek did a great job.

This movie had 14 producers...

This is a very nice movie, definately worth a rental. And speaking of Selma Hayek, she has a couple of very nice assets, if you know what I mean.

If you are interested in seeing what Frida Kahlo looked like in real life, check out this link:

http://www.honmex.com/eros/frida/photos.html

And one of her more famous paintings (I believe the name is “The Two Fridas”):



Frida was an interesting woman, and this movie has great acting by Selma Hayek and Alfred Molina (who plays Diego Rivera).