Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, Catherine Hicks
Based on W. Somerset Maugham's classic novel. Larry Darrell (Bill Murray) returns from the battlefields of World War I a changed man. His fiancée, Isabel (Catherine Hicks) resigns herself to a de...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 20, 2002
Stats: 197 reviews
Bill Murray's very first dramatic role is affable and quite moving, especially in the heartbreaking epilogue, when he talks about the rewards of living a good life, and then we see him, in a deeply poetic moment, climbing up the montmartre stairs, metaphorically continuing his jo...( read more)
Sweet and sprawling, this film will let any one who wonders discover how it was that Bill Murray became so entrenched in the hearts of so many people. . . Nice movie nut not great. Worth it to watch him play!
Much better cinema than the 46 version with Power. Comedic Genius in a Greek Tragedy
Wow was this random or what? I love Murray though so of course I'd enjoy it. The story line was decent, I dont know if this counts as a romance or not but "shrugs" it was fair enough.
Good movie. I wanted to see it because I am a huge Bill Murray fan. The only real problem I had with the film was a lack of chemistry between Murray and Hicks. Since their story is one of the main storylines, I think it hurts the film overall. Not a great film, but a good one...( read more)
Good, underated adaptation of W. Somerset Maughm's great novel. Bill Murray is Larry come to life!
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A remake of the late 40's/early 50's with Tyrone Power the lead,that version I like better,yet this was Bill Murrey's ist attempt at drama,and it's a fascinating story of one's search for meaning,love/relatonships,a journey.....Most of the cast is excellent...
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