Review of East of Eden (1955) by Alec B — 10 Aug 2010
I feel that most of the film is cold and emotionless, but its gotta be hard to condense that novel into under two hours. James Dean is great here, I think I like him in this more than in "Rebel Without a Cause".
He's good in both (Althogh I still firmly believe that 'Giant' is the best thing he ever did) and Rebel is the better film but I think Dean is more subtle in "East of Eden" and his whole metldown after his father rejects his birthday present is really amazing.
This review of East of Eden (1955) was written by Alec B on 10 Aug 2010.
East of Eden has generally received very positive reviews.
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