Dear Michael Hart,
I watched this film because Ann Margaret was in it. But was pleasantly surprised to discover the guy from Kill Bill and Red State was playing the male lead. You were a pretty intense actor even back then. It is a shame you got blacklisted during your youth.
The film itself is almost painfully average with no highs whatsoever. Almost as if the director wanted to make sure the film was completely shorn of any sort of entertainment. The characters are all damn boring, almost like caricatures that you see in American advertisements. It made me wonder if this was what a lot of American writers meant when they wrote about boring small towns with nothing to do. Everybody in the film does the right thing and is as sweet as candy.
The premise was one I usually find interesting. An American soldier returns to his town to find that his sweetheart married a rich guy. He finds it tough to keep a job even as his former sweetheart attempts to seduce him. But he likes his sisters friend. And there is his boring family. And the solider is a really nice guy without any bad habits and does not hurt anyone.
The technicolor visuals were nice to look at. I am sure some Americans might feel nostalgic about this film.
Best Regards, Pimpin.
(5/10)
I watched this film because Ann Margaret was in it. But was pleasantly surprised to discover the guy from Kill Bill and Red State was playing the male lead. You were a pretty intense actor even back then. It is a shame you got blacklisted during your youth.
The film itself is almost painfully average with no highs whatsoever. Almost as if the director wanted to make sure the film was completely shorn of any sort of entertainment. The characters are all damn boring, almost like caricatures that you see in American advertisements. It made me wonder if this was what a lot of American writers meant when they wrote about boring small towns with nothing to do. Everybody in the film does the right thing and is as sweet as candy.
The premise was one I usually find interesting. An American soldier returns to his town to find that his sweetheart married a rich guy. He finds it tough to keep a job even as his former sweetheart attempts to seduce him. But he likes his sisters friend. And there is his boring family. And the solider is a really nice guy without any bad habits and does not hurt anyone.
The technicolor visuals were nice to look at. I am sure some Americans might feel nostalgic about this film.
Best Regards, Pimpin.
(5/10)