Rating of
2/4
One of Those Classics I Didn't Like
Franz Patrick - wrote on 05/08/08
I understand why Elizabeth Taylor got the Best Actress Oscar for this film but I did not find the story absorbing. I'm afraid this is too stage-play for me. Maybe if I saw the play prior to seeing the movie, I would have liked it better. Perhaps if I had some kind of background regarding the story, I would have been more interested. Who knows? Everyone is over-acting, which was entertaining at first, but it got tiresome after thirty minutes of bellicose bantering. I did like the dialogue because it was sharp at times but I'm afraid the story did not clear up or answer some of the questions that have been lingering in the audience's minds. For instance, the last scene would have been stronger if the existence of a certain person was clarified. The running time is unreasonable because more than half of the film was a bunch of yelling and cruelty. By the time the credits rolled, I was really glad for it to be over. I shrugged, turned the DVD player off, and tried to forget about the whole thing. I wish I was more affected by this picture.
