I hated this movie! That's strong words, seeing that I am a Lana Turner fan. This is total soap opera, and very bad at that. The Young & The Restless could out-act, out-write this movie any day. Its just a total disaster. There was nothing that drew me into any of the characters to make me feel anything for any of them. Except for maybe the old man lawyer, played by Thomas Mitchell (Gerald O'Hara in GONE WITH THE WIND, and Uncle Bailey in ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE).
I mean there are some big name actors in this debacle : besides Lana, there's Efren Zimbalist, Jr., Jason Robarbs, George Hamilton, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Carol O'Connor to name a few. But the script is just a sorry excuse for screen writing. I could try to point out some of the most inane plot points, but there are so many, I don't know where to start. And the cinematography was awful as well. Yes there was some gorgeous sets, homes, lawns, etc. But the camera work was very static, flat and uninteresting. Most of the shots were long ones with very little close-ups. There's nothing fluid or enticing visually at all.
Even though there aren't any redeeming qualities to this movie, I thought I could at least count on Lana looking gorgeous to keep me interested. But her haircut was horrible, looking boyish and butch instead of glamorous. Even her wardrobe did nothing but look ill-fitting and unflattering.
I think the only thing this film accomplished was approximating the work of an anesthesiologist - ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!
I mean there are some big name actors in this debacle : besides Lana, there's Efren Zimbalist, Jr., Jason Robarbs, George Hamilton, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Carol O'Connor to name a few. But the script is just a sorry excuse for screen writing. I could try to point out some of the most inane plot points, but there are so many, I don't know where to start. And the cinematography was awful as well. Yes there was some gorgeous sets, homes, lawns, etc. But the camera work was very static, flat and uninteresting. Most of the shots were long ones with very little close-ups. There's nothing fluid or enticing visually at all.
Even though there aren't any redeeming qualities to this movie, I thought I could at least count on Lana looking gorgeous to keep me interested. But her haircut was horrible, looking boyish and butch instead of glamorous. Even her wardrobe did nothing but look ill-fitting and unflattering.
I think the only thing this film accomplished was approximating the work of an anesthesiologist - ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!