Review of The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) by Joseph B — 28 Sep 2014
A look into miserable career men and their lives in Atomic Age America. This is one of the few book-to-film adaptations that feels like an entire book was submitted as a screenplay. The WWII flashbacks could be cut down by at least two-thirds. If some of the exposition, characters, and entire scenes were erased, it would only be the movie's gain.
Gregory Peck is his usual stoic self, a style which works fine for him but no one else. The other main characters are far from noteworthy. The female characters are all prime material for the worst soap operas ever, with such progressive lines as, "Don't you ever say a thing like that again. I know what kind of husband I've got, and I wouldn't change that for anyone else in the world. If I ever say anything to make you feel like that again, you hit me right across the head, you hear?".
In brief, this is a lengthy mess of social commentary.
This review of The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) was written by Joseph B on 28 Sep 2014.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit has generally received positive reviews.
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