Showtime does an adaptation of the famous play which was inspired by the 1925 case. In the small southern town of Hillsboro, school teacher Bertram Cates (Tom Everett Scott) is arrested for teaching evolution. The case pits longtime friends Henry Drummond (Jack Lemmon) and Matthew Harrison Brady (George C. Scott) against each other. Cates' girlfriend Rachel Brown (Kathryn Morris) is pitted against her father Reverend Jeremiah Brown (Lane Smith).
These are great actors. The veterans are putting their full selves into these classic roles. There are still aspects that I would change. I don't like the laughing. I don't want to change the play but the laughing saps out the seriousness of Brady's breakdown. I know he later says that they were laughing at him. They could cut out that line. I don't want celebration. I don't want laughter. I want shocked silence.
These are great actors. The veterans are putting their full selves into these classic roles. There are still aspects that I would change. I don't like the laughing. I don't want to change the play but the laughing saps out the seriousness of Brady's breakdown. I know he later says that they were laughing at him. They could cut out that line. I don't want celebration. I don't want laughter. I want shocked silence.