Review of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) by Tim S — 30 Dec 2012

I do declare! At the beginning of this movie, I was rolling my eyes because of those Southern drawls that Newman and Elizabeth Taylor (sex personified at this age) had taken on. I even thought some of the back story was too convoluted.

Then came Burl fucking Ives and I came to love this movie. The relationship between him and Newman was great and Ives gives some great speeches towards the end. I will say that I do disagree with Newman's whiney turn towards the end of the movie.

The whole boo-hoo I'm rich, but nobody loves me argument really gets on my nerves. But I liked at the end that even after all the shit that went down, they still came together as a family. Nice job by Richard Brooks, but with this cast and screenplay it's really paint by numbers.