A good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a solid cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Unfortunately, I saw this movie on the BBC without subtitles and, to be honest, I did struggle to follow everything they said, especially with the southern accents used by the cast. In fact, it took me at least half of the movie to figure out that Clara and Eula were not actually sisters but it was actually Jody who was Clara’s brother after all. Anyway, concerning the movie itself, with such a fine cast involved (Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury), it could have been great but it was just fine, I guess, but not really much more than that. I mean, the concept was maybe not original but it definitely had some potential and I did like the characters and how they were interacting with each other. For example, I was first really smitten by Lee Remick who was really lovely but, slowly, Joanne Woodward did win me over and she might have been the best of the bunch after all which was no small achievement considering such heavyweights like Paul Newman and Orson Welles were involved. Concerning Newman, the guy was pretty much born to play such characters and he was really entertaining. Eventually, I think the main issue was with the tone. Indeed, it could have been or should have been much darker but I’m afraid that the end-result was just too light. It was especially obvious with the ending which was borderline silly as all the main characters managed to find bliss and happiness with their respective partners. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch though and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.