as in charismatic
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
people always remarked on the cult leader's seductive personality
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Kingsley Ben-Adir’s performance as Bob Marley in One Love is seductive, but in treating the singer as a savior, the film loses sight of his complexity.
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Colin Grant, The New York Review of Books, 25 July 2024
Adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, the film sees the then 25-year-old actor metamorphose into a high-flying and seductive swindler with impeccable style and an impenetrable mien.
—Adam Sanchez, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2024
However, Delon’s Hollywood career was severely limited because of his French accent, and he was often cast as the seductive European lover.
—Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
His tense and stoical performances, often as seductive men filled with inner turmoil, were marked by sudden outbursts of violence and emotion as well as an underlying ennui characteristic of French and Italian movies in the postwar era.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024
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Colin Grant, The New York Review of Books, 25 July 2024
Adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, the film sees the then 25-year-old actor metamorphose into a high-flying and seductive swindler with impeccable style and an impenetrable mien.
—Adam Sanchez, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2024
However, Delon’s Hollywood career was severely limited because of his French accent, and he was often cast as the seductive European lover.
—Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
His tense and stoical performances, often as seductive men filled with inner turmoil, were marked by sudden outbursts of violence and emotion as well as an underlying ennui characteristic of French and Italian movies in the postwar era.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024
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