Best Picture # 19 - The Best Years of Our Lives - 1946
Where Una gets the snark knocked out from under her. Kinda.
I've been exposed to this movie before courtesy of Turner Classic Movie Channel, and have to admit I was predisposed to hate it. For one thing, the run time is 172 minutes. Nearly 3 hours, and not especially engrossing hours at that. I was all set with the tagline: Where Una feels as ( Read more... )
I've been exposed to this movie before courtesy of Turner Classic Movie Channel, and have to admit I was predisposed to hate it. For one thing, the run time is 172 minutes. Nearly 3 hours, and not especially engrossing hours at that. I was all set with the tagline: Where Una feels as ( Read more... )
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I did like Gentleman's Agreement. Of course I'll watch just about anything with Gregory Peck in it.
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Ufda - it IS long! And I ended up watching it twice to de-snark after that pivotal scene got to me.
I do dislike it when movies give characters an easy out to tough choices. Dana Andrews' lounge singer wife didn't have to be such a harpie. And by 'harpie' I mean 'slut'.
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