owenjones Review of The Ballad of Little Jo

The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)

A sad use of Hollywood millions on a story worth telling.

[17 November 2003]

This could have been interesting. BUT, why on earth did the casters choose such a beautiful, obviously feminine actrice? It makes a mockery of the story and spoils it. She tries to look out from under her hat to appear less girlie, but let's talk 24/7, not feasible really. They even make 'Jo' behave more like a 'dumb blonde' than should be stereotypically possible. And still no man notices. DUH! Were frontiersmen all stupid, or does Hollywood just expect us to swallow this unbelievable stuff - based on a real story or not. 3/10