Review of The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) by Kevin R — 07 May 2013

Automobiles are a useless nonsense.

Eugene Morgan is a wild child with crazy ideas of motorized carriages known as automobiles. Most people think he is crazy, including the love of his life, and he losses his girl to another young man. One day Eugene returns to his hometown rich from the automobile industry and he finds his former love widowed and back on the market. He'd love to marry her but her family may not be so receptive.

"Quit man. The town will hardly know he's gone.".

Orson Welles, director of Don Quixote, Citizen Kane, Othello, MacBeth, The Lady from Shanghai, and The Trial, delivers The Magnificent Ambersons. The storyline for this film was just okay and actually kind of boring; however, the characters were interesting and well written. The acting is excellent and the cast includes Joseph Cotton, Anne Baxter, Ray Collins, and Agnes Moorehead.

"She's kind of a delightful looking lady.".

I DVR'd this picture off Turner Classic Movies (TCM) when I saw it was directed by Orson Welles. I will say it is fairly well written but the overall plot isn't that interesting. In all honesty, I probably wouldn't go out of my way to see this...even if you are a diehard Welles fan.

"The Earth came out of the sun and we came out of the Earth.".

Grade: C+/B-.