Review of Look Back in Anger (1959) by Paul D — 29 Jul 2014
A movie carried almost entirely by Richard Burton's powerful performance. Plot is quite basic: young married man is angry and everything and everyone. Not much is explained, and his anger sometimes seems contrived or manufactured. Conclusion isn't entirely satisfactory.
Burton's portrayal of the young man is something to behold. Intense, overwhelming and with the ever-present threat of him committing some sort of physical violence. It does wear thin though. After a while the whole "What you angry with? What you got?" type routine is overdone and you feel some positivity is in order. Surely nobody is that grumpy, cynical and malicious all the time?
There is a respite eventually, but it is very late in the piece.
Good support from Claire Bloom, Mary Ure and Gary Raymond.
This review of Look Back in Anger (1959) was written by Paul D on 29 Jul 2014.
Look Back in Anger has generally received positive reviews.
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