What is Chew The Scenery?
1.
In the acting profession, to over-act, ham it up
Instead of chewing the scenery as he has in other films, the actor delivered a subtle performance.
2.
(of an actor) to deliver a bad or amateurish performance.
"in the final scene he was really chewing the scenery."
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Lloyd: "Dude, did you see Gary Oldman in Dracula?"
Brett: "Yea, he didn't half chew the scenery. Almost as much as William Shatner in Star Trek."
Lloyd: "Or Johnny Depp in just about any of his films."
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