Viola Davis' Michelle Obama Look Is Being Mocked Online After New Showtime Series Premieres
What would Michelle do?
Viola Davis is SENDING me. I just know she is going to piss Michelle Obama off with this. 😭 https://t.co/i7sLqkwgCX
— 𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊. (@MJFINESSELOVER) April 16, 2022
Michelle gave Davis her seal of approval on the project. Many are waiting to see what her final thoughts are since the series began airing.
Davis or Stevie J?
I'm concerned about Viola Davis' portrayal of Michelle Obama due to the excessive mimicking of her lip movement/placement. Emma Corrin was able to get the right amount of Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales' mannerisms without them looking exaggerated or foolish. https://t.co/moy1GMj498
— Lelethu (@Lezarellar) April 17, 2022
One user compared Viola's impersonation to that of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star Stevie J. Stevie is infamous for doing his famous "rat face."
Spread it out
I'm concerned about Viola Davis' portrayal of Michelle Obama due to the excessive mimicking of her lip movement/placement. Emma Corrin was able to get the right amount of Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales' mannerisms without them looking exaggerated or foolish. https://t.co/moy1GMj498
— Lelethu (@Lezarellar) April 17, 2022
With as many complaints as David has been getting, you'd think she was doing the pursed lips in every scene. But this user says she did it too often.
Hoping it's just in one episode
The movie where Viola Davis is playing Michelle Obama gone piss me off if she do this the whole movie pic.twitter.com/v4xc2MuU8g
— F🗣CKYALIFE‼️ (@IamDKai) April 12, 2022
One Twitter user just doesn't want to see the pursed lips every episode. Davis is clearly one of the best method actors out there.
She nailed it
The fact that no one ever noticed this about Michelle Obama BUT Ms.Viola Davis dedicated her life to it 😭😭😭 https://t.co/EA7jYBxf4n
— 𝙴𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚊💜 (@_theeunicorn_) April 17, 2022
While others are complaining, this Twitter user is congratulating Davis on picking up on Michelle's characteristics. They gave Dvis kudos.
Doing it too much
Michelle Obama did not purse her lips THAT much. What possessed Viola to think she should do that in every scene. I never thought I would see the day where Viola Davis gave a bad performance. pic.twitter.com/RNijmu0heU
— j (@augustsrain) April 17, 2022
One Twitter user doesn't deny that Michelle didn't purse her lips. Instead, they feel Davis is doing it too much.