naiveté
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The hardworking Ms. Sweeney—this is the fourth feature she has starred in since June—successfully conveys the character’s eagerness and naïveté, though as has been true in some of her past work she has a slight tendency to swallow her dialogue rather than enunciate.
More than hesitation or naïveté, the line suggests possibility: Maia is figuring out a new way to “make it,” and building a career on her own terms.
From Salon
It’s as if the film wants to consider the climactic confrontation of good and evil in “The Return of the King” through the goofy naïveté of “Paddington.”
Despite saying the film was way too long, our critic praised the acting, noting that “Josh O’Connor, in an amusing combination of naiveté and canniness, does fine work in the lead role as a boxer turned priest.”
It was a combination of arrogance and naivete.
From Los Angeles Times
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