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The first-act klutziness is even klutzier, and he’s made the unfulfilling choice to shift our attention from the starlet to her egotistic male co-star, sacrificing her emotional arc for some low-hanging jokes about pretentious twits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

So how can you tell the difference between everyday klutziness and a deeper issue?

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2022

Instead, she makes Winnifred involuntarily loud and clumsy; her royal klutziness simply is what she is.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2015

All the while, Jess' character presents sweetness without saccharine, ditziness without duncery, and klutziness with notable grace.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2011

Match this criminal klutziness with a Southern accent and down-home demeanor, and the composite portrait was enough to inspire a spasm of dark humor.

From Time Magazine Archive