Ethan Frome
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Movie Reviews of Ethan Frome
Movie Review: Ethan Frome - One of the Best!
Summary: 5 Stars
Some of your critics are very harsh to a lovely masterpiece. Yes, it is different, in ways, from the book, but that takes nothing away from the value of the movie. I love the book, a top three, for the way it tells a tragedy with such perfection in language, character, and place. The movie does likewise.
Liam Neeson becomes Ethan! In subtle, tender ways, he makes this fascinating, yet simple character come to life. Mattie brings a joy to the bleak existence Ethan lives. One understands how her character can bring Ethan to life, when he faces such a dour wife and unforgiving landscape. One is glued to the screen as the story unfolds.
The music, both yearning and laced with a sense of the tragic, is perfectly written for the film. Finally, the landscape reaches the same goal as it does in the book - it becomes another character in the tragedy. One shivers with the cold New England winter landscape and yet is in awe of the beauty of nature. I find it difficult to describe the elegance of this aspect of the movie. It contributes beautifully to the total package of this movie.
The movie and the book tell a tragic tale. You finish both wondering and thinking about what you have seen and what you have read. One can't ask much more from a fictional experience.
Movie Review: Randy Buck hasn't a clue
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is stunning--one of my all-time favorites. The direction here is as good as it gets, since some of the scenes--which are not much to tell to a block-headed high-school boy--come alive in astonishing ways. Patricia Arquette is amazing, so shy and appealing, hardly recognizable from her other roles. Her singing a little song over the stove is enchanting, and it is easy to see how she steals the heart of her listener. Many other scenes are equally memorable, and the acting is superb from all quarters. It really feels like returning to that tiny Massachusetts town long ago. If you categorically can't abide dark wintry tragedies, then flee this one also. But if you really want to feel how a tragedy unfolds, including the joy that underlies it, then this is your ticket. You won't find a better made film, or more artistically generated emotions.Movie Review: Ethan Frome
Summary: 5 Stars
I am in LOVE with Liam Neeson. Now, that being said, this is still a wonderful film. The acting is very good. The story, by Edith Wharton,is a tragedy and ends tragically. But it's beautiful nevertheless. The setting is so wonderfully New England, chilly and gray at times. So get out a box of tissues, a platter of chocolate chip cookies for comfort, and sit back uninterrupted to watch this film. You'll be aware that you are watching a classic.Movie Review: Beautiful, Breathtaking.....Wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you love a great period love story, then don't let any negative reviews stop you from seeing this terrific movie. The superb acting and beautiful scenery pull you right into the story, and the sexual tension between Laim Neeson and Patricia Arquette is incredibly palpable. It's the kind of movie that you can watch again and again and never get bored. One of my all-time favorites.Movie Review: Interesting Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed the VHS version of this film and I'm looking forward to watching the DVD. I purchased the video a few years ago for a relative and I recently tried to buy one for myself. I was disappointed to find out that it was no longer for sale on VHS format. Fortunately, they are now going to offer it on DVD...I'm placing my order today!