I have always loved Deborah Kerr, especially in the film The Innocents. I knew nothing about this film before I watched it, and that was probably a good thing.
The first thing that attracted me to this movie was the casting: Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Flora Robson, Sharon Tate, and David Hemmings. How could one possibly go wrong with a cast like that? Well, apparently anything is possible in cinema.
Without giving away the plot, which most people will figure out around 15 minutes into the movie, let me point out some aspects of this production that are worth noting. One gets to hear one of the most obnoxious and sometimes anachronistic film scores ever composed. One gets to see cinematography that tries so hard to be artsy, but ends up instead looking as though you were watching the film on a violent amusement park ride. One gets to see David Niven give his most extreme "doe-eyed" performance. One also gets to see Deborah Kerr make lots of funny faces, and run up and down seemingly endless flights of stairs wearing very noisy shoes.
It's good for a giggle... if you have your fast-forward button handy.
The first thing that attracted me to this movie was the casting: Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Flora Robson, Sharon Tate, and David Hemmings. How could one possibly go wrong with a cast like that? Well, apparently anything is possible in cinema.
Without giving away the plot, which most people will figure out around 15 minutes into the movie, let me point out some aspects of this production that are worth noting. One gets to hear one of the most obnoxious and sometimes anachronistic film scores ever composed. One gets to see cinematography that tries so hard to be artsy, but ends up instead looking as though you were watching the film on a violent amusement park ride. One gets to see David Niven give his most extreme "doe-eyed" performance. One also gets to see Deborah Kerr make lots of funny faces, and run up and down seemingly endless flights of stairs wearing very noisy shoes.
It's good for a giggle... if you have your fast-forward button handy.