From the Terrace (1960)
I wonder if Paul Newman ever got tired of playing “Paul Newman”. It seems like he’s always cast in the same role: rebellious but still seeking approval, parents don’t like him, bad boy, a ladies’ man, and a bit of an unlikable edge. However, unlike other Paul Newman movies where this type of character actually captures the audience’s attention, From the Terrace is lousy.
Paul Newman comes from an unrespectable family, but he wants to make something of himself. He wants to become a member of high society, so he can see the view “from the terrace”. In his quest, he pursues high-class Joanne Woodward. In his overwhelming ambition, he works too much and leaves his wife alone too often. She turns to alcohol and humiliates him by having an affair. But why are we supposed to be surprised? When he met her, she was engaged to someone else. She cheated on her fiancé and left him for Paul Newman. Once a floozy, always a floozy!
The plot is disjointed and boring, and despite Hollywood’s repeated casting of Joanne Woodward in sexy roles, her aura reeked like she didn’t know where the bedroom was, not like she spent all her time there. The costars were married by the time they made this movie, but if you really want to see their chemistry, you have nine other films to choose from.
The only good scene in this movie is in the beginning. Paul Newman returns home from the war and witnesses an argument between his parents, drunken floozy Myrna Loy and stern Leon James. Go ahead and watch the first twenty minutes of the movie, then do yourself a favor and turn it off.
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Paul Newman comes from an unrespectable family, but he wants to make something of himself. He wants to become a member of high society, so he can see the view “from the terrace”. In his quest, he pursues high-class Joanne Woodward. In his overwhelming ambition, he works too much and leaves his wife alone too often. She turns to alcohol and humiliates him by having an affair. But why are we supposed to be surprised? When he met her, she was engaged to someone else. She cheated on her fiancé and left him for Paul Newman. Once a floozy, always a floozy!
The plot is disjointed and boring, and despite Hollywood’s repeated casting of Joanne Woodward in sexy roles, her aura reeked like she didn’t know where the bedroom was, not like she spent all her time there. The costars were married by the time they made this movie, but if you really want to see their chemistry, you have nine other films to choose from.
The only good scene in this movie is in the beginning. Paul Newman returns home from the war and witnesses an argument between his parents, drunken floozy Myrna Loy and stern Leon James. Go ahead and watch the first twenty minutes of the movie, then do yourself a favor and turn it off.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Myrna Loy movies here!
More Paul Newman movies here!