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Movie Reviews of Tomorrow
Movie Review: Great performance, good film
Summary: 4 Stars
Robert Duvall is excellent in this sweet, simple adaptation of a
William Faulkner story by Horton Foote. But the female lead (in what's
essentially a film of a 2 character play) isn't quite as strong, and
the film can feel a little distant.
The story of a dirt poor depression farmer taking in a pregnant woman
is both slightly familiar and sentimentalized, and yet paradoxically also
a bit cold in trying hard to avoid Hollywoodizing the tale.
Everything is so monotone in it's effort to seem 'real', it starts
to feel slightly forced.
Nicely shot in black and white, it's certainly an intelligent,
worthwhile movie, with some very touching moments. But it never blew me
away the way I kept expecting it too. Many people love it, some deride
it. Maybe I need to revisit it...
Movie Review: The Great Depression
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed my second viewing of this movie...it proves the power of Robert Duvall...he can play most parts as if born to them. Anyone who is a fan of Williams and Faulkner should enjoy it..but a word of warning..it is not for those suffering from depression!Movie Review: Long version of short story
Summary: 3 Stars
Duvall appears to reprise his catatonic role from TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. This time, however, he is the main character. (Gasp!) There is virtually no action in this B+W movie that is about 45 minutes too long. (One hour should be sufficient.) Most of the movie takes place within a 15-foot square decrepit shack. Fentry (Duvall) is an uneducated man with zero personality or close friends who learns to acquire compassion through unexpected life events. Drudgery is punctuated by vignettes of relatively brief inopportune happiness. Due to unavoidable circumstances, Fentry was able to keep few of his promises but all of his loyalty.
The story is compelling but -- due to the drab character portrayed by Duvall -- could have been told in a shorter amount of time; apparently the director wanted the audience to learn endurance or loyalty first hand.
Sometimes the best advice is restraint. I gambled over 20 bucks based on glowing reviews and the fact that Duvall is a respected actor. However this led to quite a disappointment. I could not imagine viewing this entire movie more than once. If you are a fan of Duvall, do yourself a favor and rent the DVD. You'll likely only view this one time so do not make a big financial investment in it.
Movie Review: I can't believe I spent this much money on this.
Summary: 1 Stars
I should have paid more attention to K. Williams' review. We disagree on one point, though. Williams thinks the movie is too long. I think that any length would be too long.
Yes, the acting is excellent, but in order to create a good movie you absolutely must start with a good script. This one just drags on and on. I stayed with the movie all the way to the end, thinking that, with all the 5-star reviews, there must eventually be something to this boring story. Wrong!
I rarely give a bad review (see my others), mostly because I don't usually err when I buy something. This DVD was a mistake.
Do not buy this DVD until you have rented it first.
Also, be aware of the review phenomenon wherein people who disagree with your review will mark that it wasn't helpful.