Review of Friendly Persuasion (1956) by Dave C — 26 Dec 2014

I saw Friendly Persuasion as a teenager in the mid-1950s, when it was first released. Generally liked the movie then, though felt it took its time to get going. Seeing it again 60 years on, I was thoroughly bored - nothing much happened and what did was largely unbelievable.

The actors also couldn't do much with their roles. My wife, who also saw it as a teenager, gave up 20 minutes into the film, and went away to wash a large stack of dishes. It's a joke that the film won so many Oscar nominations given the dreary writing, direction and performances.

Friendly Persuasion, thee I do not love.