| Her lack of theater training shows because she is one of the few actors who doesn't overact. |
| Dahl's caricatures could eclipse a production when performed by a cast of skilled actors allowed to overact to their hearts' content, as is the case here. |
| Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix, two actors I don't like very much, perform convincingly and, more important, don't overact and chew the scenery. |
| But unless you're a huge fan of the Wayans and their ability to overact, you should probably hold on to your money. |
| Protect them against molestation, but if it happens, don't overact and inflate it into a doomsday event. |
| The director Margot Bordelon and her designers manage shifts in time lucidly, though she sometimes allows the engaging cast to overact. |
