First let's talk about what it doesn't have:
It doesn't have the Marvin Hamlish music that set the tone for the original film. Gleason is a poor substitute for Newman -> FARGO Gondorf?? oh come on now. Davis is no Redford-> JAKE Hooker??? Puhleese! The screenplay is a plagerized version of the original - Ward changed the names to protect the innocent and try to ruse the audience - he failed. The direction is sedimentary instead of snappy like the original.
I finally got around to seeing this picture after hearing all the awful things about it; but come on ---- it got an Oscar Nomination for the horrible music in the film. Universal should feel lucky they got that.
The only other thing I can say is that with all the QUALITY films that have been lost over time like THE PATRIOT (1929) and THE WAY OF ALL FLESH (1927), Why couldn't somebody have flushed this one down the toilet?????
It doesn't have the Marvin Hamlish music that set the tone for the original film. Gleason is a poor substitute for Newman -> FARGO Gondorf?? oh come on now. Davis is no Redford-> JAKE Hooker??? Puhleese! The screenplay is a plagerized version of the original - Ward changed the names to protect the innocent and try to ruse the audience - he failed. The direction is sedimentary instead of snappy like the original.
I finally got around to seeing this picture after hearing all the awful things about it; but come on ---- it got an Oscar Nomination for the horrible music in the film. Universal should feel lucky they got that.
The only other thing I can say is that with all the QUALITY films that have been lost over time like THE PATRIOT (1929) and THE WAY OF ALL FLESH (1927), Why couldn't somebody have flushed this one down the toilet?????