Considering the all-star cast, it is a sentence to have to watch this picture. James Fox, the English actor, is the only cast member to even attempt a southern accent. Most amusing is Robert Redford, the escaped convict, whose hair looks fresh from the hair salon when he first hits the screen.
This is an over-the-top melodrama complete with implausible plot lines, card board cut-out characters, and gratuitous violence. Jane Fonda gives one of the few good performance in contrast to wooden performances from Brando and Redford. The film seems disjointed with little to string together the many characters, and convoluted plots and sub-plots.
To Kill a Mockingbird, Hud, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Heat of the Night or The Defiant Ones are a class above this film. Even Picnic catches the flavor of the south better and one genuinely cares about the characters, even the ones that aren't always nice, such as Rosalind Russell's aging schoolteacher.
This movie never really catches the flavor of the south or the complexity of prejudice and violence. In spite of an excellent cast, it has all the subtlety of a drill-hammer.
This is an over-the-top melodrama complete with implausible plot lines, card board cut-out characters, and gratuitous violence. Jane Fonda gives one of the few good performance in contrast to wooden performances from Brando and Redford. The film seems disjointed with little to string together the many characters, and convoluted plots and sub-plots.
To Kill a Mockingbird, Hud, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Heat of the Night or The Defiant Ones are a class above this film. Even Picnic catches the flavor of the south better and one genuinely cares about the characters, even the ones that aren't always nice, such as Rosalind Russell's aging schoolteacher.
This movie never really catches the flavor of the south or the complexity of prejudice and violence. In spite of an excellent cast, it has all the subtlety of a drill-hammer.