‘Being the Ricardos’ Has Got Some ’Splaining to Do About Javier Bardem
MISSING THE MARK
Aaron Sorkin’s choice to cast a Spanish actor as the Cuban legend has been controversial from the start—and Bardem’s performance does little to rebut the naysayers.
When I first saw that Javier Bardem had been cast as Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’sBeing the Ricardos, I groaned. When I heard Bardem’s “Cuban” accent in the trailer (on the couple of words he got to speak), I had to laugh.
