Rating of
2/4
Review - Out of Africa (1985)
Delorted - wrote on 02/27/08
Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) wanted to help the people of Kenya, as well as be with Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford). She slowly fails at everything in her life in the Best Picture winning "Out of Africa."
Yet another boring, overly-long Best Picture winner. I can take long length, I can take drama, but I can't take lack of something to care about. The characters here have nothing going for them and are in no way original. Yes, I know it was based on a true story, but no, it's not an interesting one. The whole Kenya thing seems to be a red herring for the poorly delivered love story.
The acting is just as uninteresting. Streep and Redford show little true passion between each other, so it's really hard to believe their story. I'm not saying that it was bad acting, I just can't think of anything good to say about it. All I can say it that it didn't make me any more interested than the story.
I can't for the life of me figure out why this won Best Picture. Was it Redford? Streep? Director Sidney Pollack? I don't know. I just know that when it comes down to it, I'll probably never watch this movie again, and I don't recommend it for people who want to enjoy a good romantic drama.
Acting: 6/10
Writing: 3/10
Video/Editing: 5/10
Audio/Music: 7/10
Entertainment: 3/10
Final Score: 4.8/10
