PretoriaDZ says > Hepburn too old, the sets looked like sets, acting was stagey
Initially I thought Hepburn was too old for the part too but, the more I think about it, the more I think perhaps she was cast because she does look older than the character is supposed to be. That drives home the point that she is not the standard beauty. Hepburn is also a great actress so she could pull off the role - and she does. The sets didn't bother me and I only found the acting stagy in a few sections. Overall, I enjoyed the movie so much I can't very well complain about any aspect of it that, if changed, could have yielded a completely different movie; one I might not have liked nearly as much.
Lloyd Nolan as her cynical brother
Lloyd Bridges, father of Beau and Jeff, plays the role of Noah, the cynical brother. It was probably a typo but I thought I’d correct it.
Earl Holliman as her goofy brother who has a sweet romance of his own (and gets the little red hat!)
Not exactly; from what he said, Jim could have gotten the red hat but they mutually decided to wait until it was the right time. They got engaged instead. If by 'getting the red hat' you meant getting the girl, well, technically he had the girl from the beginning but by the end of the movie, he doesn't yet have her, or the hat; not officially because they’re not yet married. It's ironic because Noah thought he'd claim the hat then be forced to marry her. Instead Jim gets engaged, or committed, without having claimed the hat.
They weren't just trying to save her from spinsterhood.
According to the family's definition, a spinster is someone who is unwanted and has never been asked. That was Lizzie before but not that two men have asked her to be with them, whether she ends up marrying File or not, she is no longer, at least in their eyes, considered a spinster.
My one negative would be the starched deputy played by Wendell Corey. Yes, Lizzy can live a real life with him but I think it might be a dull one.
File may be dull but, you have to remember, Lizzie is too. By her own admission she enjoys the things most people would consider boring. That makes her and File a perfect match. She also had her eye on him early on. The problem was always his apparent lack of interest. However, once they finally got together, they hit it off. Things were going well until she started trying to be someone and something she was not. Besides, File is a stable guy with a job and a respected place in the community. If that weren't enough, being with him does not require her to leave town, live a vagabond life, or lose regular and easy access to her family of origin.
Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]
reply
share