A very strange movie. The critics may have been duped here. The movie is beautifully filmed. This sort of puffed out melo-drama kind of turns me off, though. Every scene seems slightly over-crafted toward an eclectic purpose that just does'nt seem to exist. The early scene when Brandon De Wilde goes into the bar with everyone looking just a little too full of malaise sets the tone for the entire film. Every scene just wants to imply something mysteriously artsy and meaningful, but what IS it? Yeah, that name, Berry Berry, that Warren Beatty had to carry the entire film is extremely annoying. WHO in their right mind would name their kid Berry Berry, and if they ever did, what schmuck would allow himself to be called that his whole life? Also, they make a big fuss over how beautiful Eva Marie Saint is supposed to be. . .but in this film anyway, she just does'nt fit the bill. She gives a good acting effort here, but there is something that the film wants her to portray that she is not , IMO. And Warren Beatty, himself, seems kind of lost in his role that confines him to that horrible name, and his extremely self-abusive (and abusive to women as well) character. His good looks is about all he really gives here that makes sense. Karl Malden and Angela Lansbury do a fine job acting wise. I doubt that the shy Brandon De Wilde character would continue to call his mother by her first name (Annabel) if she asked him not to (like she actually does). He is just too empathetic and caring to do that. I dunno, it's pretty odd, that is for sure. Otherwise, a strange over the top melo-dramatic semi-stinker, that's what I thought of this one.
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