It passed him by. The great director King Vidor's time is over.
The premise of this little movie is excellent. The execution not so much. You can see the filmmaker inside him, but he has lost his stuff. You can see he knows how to frame a shot, edit a scene, and compose a script. He has forgotten how to make it great.
The film itself has a good message to deliver, but will any one receive the message in this package? It was a painful watch, knowing what had been.
The director of "The Parade," "Duel in the Sun," and "War and Peace" has lost his mojo. Too bad. That said there are things I used to be great at that I can't do any more, either.
The Parade's Gone By.
The premise of this little movie is excellent. The execution not so much. You can see the filmmaker inside him, but he has lost his stuff. You can see he knows how to frame a shot, edit a scene, and compose a script. He has forgotten how to make it great.
The film itself has a good message to deliver, but will any one receive the message in this package? It was a painful watch, knowing what had been.
The director of "The Parade," "Duel in the Sun," and "War and Peace" has lost his mojo. Too bad. That said there are things I used to be great at that I can't do any more, either.
The Parade's Gone By.