Excellent Tennessee Williams starring a brilliant Vivien Leigh!!
Flixster Reviews (59)
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October 29, 2008
leigh is her usual brilliant self as a jaded american actress that is drifting toward a violent end in rome. it's warren beatty that bogs her down. if it weren't for lotte lenya, she'd have no one of interest to interact with in this film
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February 10, 2008
Extremely subdued. I think Quintero is to blame - seems like he has no idea how to direct for the screen. Leigh essentially sleepwalks through her role, Beatty appears to be confused most of the time and the film consequently has very little resonance despite starting off with ...( read more)
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November 12, 2007
Loved, loved Vivien in it, but other than that...meh. I've seen better, WAY better, Tennessee Williams-written stories.
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October 5, 2007
Vivien Leigh, Lotte Lenya ... and a very young Warren Beatty: all terrific.
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August 25, 2007
There is a very sombre pace in this film as it unwinds. There is no rush to the inevitable doom that awaits its heroine played by Vivien Leigh. We all know what is going to happen to her and dont know how to stop this woman on a spiralling path to her own self destruction. Vivien...( read more)
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April 13, 2007
Beatty felt a little miscast, his accent seemed calculated and forced through each syllable. I think Leigh was wonderful, the pain in her character oddly mirrored a part of her life at that time so her performance is very authentic. It's really just watching her, and how her char...( read more)
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