Ricardo's performance is broad in the same way that the Shat's is in that film.
It's easy to lampoon but it's also effective within the kind of melodrama that TWOK is.
I watched a mostly forgotten 1968 ITV adaptation of Uncle Silas the other night.
J. Sheridan Le Fanu boffins may possibly foam at the mouth at the presentation but the uber-mannered performances and stark production dressing gave the piece more than a touch of Mervyn Peake.
Uncle Silas himself was a wonderful Palpatine like creation.
The same series had an adaptation of Dracula with Denholm Elliott in the title role, which in my opinion was utter bobbins.
I'm not sure if that's because I'm more in love with the source material so I'm less willing to cut it some slack or not but for me both adaptations could be described as ham dishes but it was the quality of the ham that made me enjoy Uncle Silas (ITV 1968 stylee).
The same can be said about Shat Vs Montalban in TWOK.
Sure it's ham but it's ham with such character and taste that who cares if it's Kosher or not?