Lilies of the Field
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Movie Reviews of Lilies of the Field
Movie Review: feel good story
Summary: 5 Stars
One of my favorite films of all time--and I'm not even religious. Poitier (plus entire cast) just about perfect here. Ralph Nelson, the director, did a wonderful job.
No violance or nudity or profanity in this movie (not that I have anything against violence or profanity or skin in my movies) and yet it still ranks as one of the best movies I've ever seen...
Goes to show you: you don't always have to have a bunch of car crashes and people being blown away every five minutes to end up with not only a successful/heartwarming picture on your hands, but one that continues to be popular more than thirty years after it was made.
People who like this film might also want to check out Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru.
Movie Review: When your goals are larger than yourself!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a beautifully made movie about internal motivations and a sense of giving. When we rise to a level greater than our immediate needs, we give to others regardless of common paths, beliefs, race, or any worldly ambition. As we walk through life, if we are lucky, we will find a way to leave our mark for posterity. Whether anyone will know us personally, is irrelevant. We will simply have made the world a bit better by us being in the right place at the right time, and seizing the chance to do our part.This movie speaks to those concepts and images. It is funny at times, and always thought-provoking. It is a simple movie about a simpler time. The performances gain their strength in their honesty and purity.
Movie Review: SPECTACULAR!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just watched this film for the first time and it was amazing. I did not rent it for the back cover paragraph, but for the cover. I loved Sydney Poitier in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and so i decided to get Lillies of the Field. In the back of my head was the biblical allusion but that also paid very little heed in my decision. On a very relaxing Sunday afternoon when I was not much into the mood to concentrate on a movie, this film drew me in. At the begining I was putting, juggling golf balls, and sorting magazines but soon all activities lost all point as the awe inspiring story progressed onward. By the end, I was in tears and felt better about the world. That is the markings of a good film.
Movie Review: Money Is Not Everything
Summary: 5 Stars
Sidney Poitier plays Homer Smith, a wandering handyman, who, while travelling through Arizona, runs into a group of very impoverished nuns. He stops at their delapidated farm house to fix a leaky roof. To his great surprise, the Mother Superior does not have any money to pay him for his work; she, also, to his astonishment, wants him to build them a chapel for free too. Needless to say, Homer is flabbergasted and hesitates, at first, to begin the work; yet, he single-handedly begins erecting the chapel knowing full well that he will not receive any money. What spurrs him on is the thought that when the work is completed he will leave this woebegone desert town a better place than when he found it.Movie Review: One of my favourites.
Summary: 5 Stars
What a wonderful actor is Sidney Poiter , he could play any part. The story of the building of that chapel was excellent and how he won the Nuns over , it is in my view one of the Noir classics and I am alover of those older movies, good heart felt actors an great story lines I could watch some of my collections over and over. I knew what the story was about before I bought it and when I saw it for sale I was very pleased . To anyone who thinks Sidney is a great actor will certainly enjoy this film . I also have Defiant Ones starring him and Tony Curtis (Excellent ) and Guess Who,s Coming to Dinner . Another winner for him Sidney , Spencer Tracey and Katharine Heburn > Buy them all!