Review of The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) by Bill B — 28 Jan 2014
Gave this a second watch awhile back, it holds up very well, really looking forward to owning it with the new Citizen Kane Blu-ray set.
While this didn't grab me as completely as Kane, it's still an engrossing saga of a wealthy family brought low, interesting even if our window into said family is through the spoiled douche-baggery of the only son Georgie. He begins the film a petulant child, and grows into a selfish man who is hellbent on keeping his widowed mother single in spite of the love she truly feels for another man.
Well worth a look, and one must pause to lament that Welles' true vision for the film was never realized.
Recommended.
This review of The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) was written by Bill B on 28 Jan 2014.
The Magnificent Ambersons has generally received very positive reviews.
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