I'm a wannabe writer who would sacrifice my firstborn for one tenth of the talent Tennessee Williams gave us over his amazing career as a playwright. I love Amanda and Blanche and Maggie and Baby Doll and all those incredible, erotic literary women he lovingly created and left to us to enjoy. However, this version just doesn't hit the mark. The main problem, really, is that all the actors are far TOO OLD. Karen Allen must be nearly 40 in this film, and really not believable as the sheltered, shy misfit of the play, and the same can be said of John Malcovich, who usually is one of my favorite actors. Joanne Woodward is good as Amanda, one of the more demanding female roles in cinema, but just lacks the ability to suck you in and make you pity her, although I think that has more to do with the lackluster supporting cast and direction than her acting ability. Not a good adaptation.
Review of The Glass Menagerie
