The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
I owe this movie a disclaimer before giving it a scathing review: I turned it off. I didn’t see The Pumpkin Eater all the way through, so I have no idea if the second half or the end redeems the terrible beginning.
Anne Bancroft was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for her role as a depressed, repressed housewife in this dark, slow, drama. She’s married to Peter Finch, and while he continually cheats on her, she’s in therapy to try and figure out why she’s so unhappy. By the time I turned it off, she’d started discussing her aversion to sex and her unfulfillment in her marriage. I only saw one expression on Anne’s face, as if she’d just gotten a shot of Botox in her forehead, and since I’d expected more from this critically-acclaimed performance, I turned it off. Despite the supporting cast of James Mason, Maggie Smith, Cedric Hardwicke, and Janine Gray, I wasn’t even remotely tempted to keep watching.
As a side note, I also turned off The Happy Ending, a film starring Jean Simmons who tries to figure out why she’s chronically unhappy in her marriage. These types of movies are not my favorite. If you like them, feel free to disregard my opinion.
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Anne Bancroft was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for her role as a depressed, repressed housewife in this dark, slow, drama. She’s married to Peter Finch, and while he continually cheats on her, she’s in therapy to try and figure out why she’s so unhappy. By the time I turned it off, she’d started discussing her aversion to sex and her unfulfillment in her marriage. I only saw one expression on Anne’s face, as if she’d just gotten a shot of Botox in her forehead, and since I’d expected more from this critically-acclaimed performance, I turned it off. Despite the supporting cast of James Mason, Maggie Smith, Cedric Hardwicke, and Janine Gray, I wasn’t even remotely tempted to keep watching.
As a side note, I also turned off The Happy Ending, a film starring Jean Simmons who tries to figure out why she’s chronically unhappy in her marriage. These types of movies are not my favorite. If you like them, feel free to disregard my opinion.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More James Mason movies here!
More Maggie Smith movies here!