Review of Mrs. Miniver (1942) by Sanford R — 27 Feb 2010
William Wyler's Mrs. Miniver is a story about the Miniver family. The family is an upper-middle-class family whose lives seem to be going well. The elder son meets the granddaughter of a well-to-do woman and they marry. World War II breaks out and their lives get a lot worse. At this point the story is vaguely reminiscent of a previous best picture winner Cavalcade but nowhere near close enough to call it a rip-off. In the end some people die but they weren't the people the audience expects to die so that was kind of interesting.
This film won six Oscars including best picture, best director for Wyler, best actress for Greer Garson, and best supporting actress for Teresa Wright.
Overall, this is a decent film but not one that remains particularly memorable. With the completion of this film, I have now seen ever black and white best picture winner and 71 out of the current 81 winners.
76.5/100.
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This review of Mrs. Miniver (1942) was written by Sanford R on 27 Feb 2010.
Mrs. Miniver has generally received very positive reviews.
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