Everybody loves Julie Andrews don't they? James Garner was one of the most popular actors in tv history and Paddy Chayefsky is seen as the greatest movie and tv writer next to Rod Serling. They starred in and wrote this film and I had such high expectations so my question is where did it go wrong? First of all Jim Garner is famous for playing likeable heroes and I couldn't accept him as a selfish coward in this film. He is a man of few words and I could tell he was uncomfortable with the long monlogues he had to deliver. I like war movies just as much as the next guy but I like them where they show the military as heroes here we see a bunch of the brass living high on the hog and getting drunk while the poor soldiers are getting ready to charge Normandy beach. If you want to see a good movie with Garner watch Tank or Muphys Romance, if you want to see a good Julie Andrews movie watch Mary Poppins and if you want to see writer Chayefskys best work watch the Hospital or Network. Sorry folks this is a bad film.
Review of The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily
(1964)
Good people involved in one bad movie
7 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers