A flawed classic

To be honest, I think I have never seen before such a flawed classic. I mean, I know it is a huge classic and Audrey Hepburn was obviously quite charming in this flick but I seriously don’t understand how someone might consider this movie a masterpiece with the awful character played by the Mickey Rooney. Seriously, this character was so awful, he seriously ruined the whole thing for me. Coming to our main feature, it is a rather fluffy comedy which would be forever remembered for Holly Golightly, probably the most iconic character played by Audrey Hepburn. In fact, Marilyn Monroe was Truman Capote’s first choice to play the lead but she turned it down. Eventually, Hepburn herself thought she was miscast but it became ultimately one of her most popular roles. Apparently, the story written by Capote was slightly darker with the main character even flirting with bisexuality but it was all removed and the end-result was something rather clean and boring. Anyway, to conclude, I think the whole thing did have some potential but, by adding one of the most offending characters I have ever seen in a movie, they really lost me, but I guess since it is still such a classic, it is still worth a look, especially if you are a fan of Audrey Hepburn.