Fans shade Viola Davis’ ‘cringey’ Michelle Obama portrayal in ‘The First Lady’
nypost.comdepiction of Michelle Obama in Showtime’s series “The First Lady” turned heads on Sunday evening following the premiere.The episode made fans’ jaws drop when they saw the Oscar winner’s portrayal of former President Barack Obama’s wife.Watchers were confused over one scene in which Davis, 56, is talking and her lips were overly-pursed in an exaggerated way.
The scene involves Davis as Michelle conversing with her husband Barack, played by O. T. Fagbenle.Fans scrambled to social media to tease the “How to Get Away With Murder” star’s portrayal of the Chicago native.“They set Viola Davis up by allowing her keep her mouth that way throughout the filming.
It’s so cringey and distracting,” one user tweeted.Another said, “So no one told Viola to reduce on whatever she was doing to her mouth?”“Viola could’ve just acted normally and changed the tone of her voice without having to change what she got going on with her mouth,” one suggested. “This Thing Viola is doing with her mouth is totally unnecessary!
I don’t see Michelle when she does it , I just see teeth! #TheFirstLady,” one viewer wrote. One added, “I was staring dead into Viola’s mouth the entire time #TheFirstLady.”Another person chimed in, “I love viola davis but I cant take this First Lady thing seriously.
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