I felt much the same way about "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" the movie as I did about "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" the book -- so what?
Miss Brodie is an unlikable character; she's pompous, arrogant, sometimes delusional. So when she goes too far and is brought down by one of her less impressionable female students (who is also unlikable), I didn't really care at all. Nothing of grand consequence seems to hinge on the outcome of this battle of wills, one way or another.
I've never understood the allure of this book. It's supposed to be a great piece of literature, but it strikes me as immensely inconsequential, and the movie didn't illuminate anything for me. Yeah, Maggie Smith's pretty good. I also enjoyed seeing Celia Johnson, as she's responsible for one of my favorite female performances of all time, in "Brief Encounter." But the rest? Meh...
And by the way, the sound on this film is horrible, muddled and indistinct, not that I cared much about what anyone had to say.
Grade: C
Miss Brodie is an unlikable character; she's pompous, arrogant, sometimes delusional. So when she goes too far and is brought down by one of her less impressionable female students (who is also unlikable), I didn't really care at all. Nothing of grand consequence seems to hinge on the outcome of this battle of wills, one way or another.
I've never understood the allure of this book. It's supposed to be a great piece of literature, but it strikes me as immensely inconsequential, and the movie didn't illuminate anything for me. Yeah, Maggie Smith's pretty good. I also enjoyed seeing Celia Johnson, as she's responsible for one of my favorite female performances of all time, in "Brief Encounter." But the rest? Meh...
And by the way, the sound on this film is horrible, muddled and indistinct, not that I cared much about what anyone had to say.
Grade: C