This film would have been very refreshing if it had been released in the era in which it is set; but even in 1966 it must have been out of place when much more daring material was in theaters--despite the subjects upon which it touches. So how much more dated is it now? Very. You'd think being more educated than the average women of their generation, they'd be...well, INTERESTING.
They're not, unfortunately. And when they keep doing dumb things, you'd expect them to at least get into some interesting trouble. They sorta do, but there was better trouble to be found on movie screens in 1966. For a better bad marriage than the one seen here, a moviegoer could have sought out "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" For socio-political content (very limply handled in the script), "Fahrenheit 451" was playing the same year.
Given that the next ten years were about to bring about a very exciting time in women's history, this film really didn't do much to help it along. The film, while well-directed and acted save a few annoying quirks, is missing a theme, a message. Instead of anticipating a good ending, I was starting to think, "let's wrap this up, shall we?" And when the film finally did, it appeared as if no one learned a thing.
They're not, unfortunately. And when they keep doing dumb things, you'd expect them to at least get into some interesting trouble. They sorta do, but there was better trouble to be found on movie screens in 1966. For a better bad marriage than the one seen here, a moviegoer could have sought out "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" For socio-political content (very limply handled in the script), "Fahrenheit 451" was playing the same year.
Given that the next ten years were about to bring about a very exciting time in women's history, this film really didn't do much to help it along. The film, while well-directed and acted save a few annoying quirks, is missing a theme, a message. Instead of anticipating a good ending, I was starting to think, "let's wrap this up, shall we?" And when the film finally did, it appeared as if no one learned a thing.