I saw this movie 20 years ago and thought it was way over-acted. I saw it again tonight and enjoyed it a bit more. I still think that Lancaster is miss-cast and that Booth's acting is way over the top.
Rather than being the story of a recovering alcoholic I saw it as the story of a woman who irritated everyone - even her own parents - with her child-like imbecility. The fact that her husband could stay off the drink for a full year while living with such a woman is remarkable. Surely the only reason the husband didn't leave was that his own self-esteem had been completely negated by marrying such a woman in the first place.
Booth's acting is so melodramatic that it makes you cringe time after time. Not a movie for a modern audience.
Rather than being the story of a recovering alcoholic I saw it as the story of a woman who irritated everyone - even her own parents - with her child-like imbecility. The fact that her husband could stay off the drink for a full year while living with such a woman is remarkable. Surely the only reason the husband didn't leave was that his own self-esteem had been completely negated by marrying such a woman in the first place.
Booth's acting is so melodramatic that it makes you cringe time after time. Not a movie for a modern audience.