"The Portrait" is a made for TV film which features the tremendous talents of Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall in the leads. The pair play an elderly couple who are moving to a smaller home, as they are getting up in years. However, their daughter (Cecelia Peck...Gregory's real-life daughter) is horrified and doesn't want to seem any change. After a while, it becomes obvious some changes are necessary.
The film features some darn fine acting. Peck and Bacall are great. But after this, the film stumbles. First, Cecelia Peck's character is poorly written and it's pretty easy to dislike her (which muddles the story a bit). Second, the story really doesn't go much of anywhere. In other words, the acting is great and that makes the film worth seeing...but not much else.
The film features some darn fine acting. Peck and Bacall are great. But after this, the film stumbles. First, Cecelia Peck's character is poorly written and it's pretty easy to dislike her (which muddles the story a bit). Second, the story really doesn't go much of anywhere. In other words, the acting is great and that makes the film worth seeing...but not much else.