Review of The Old Man and the Sea (1990) by Justin M — 03 Apr 2008
It's too bad that they decided to mess with the book for this. The entire point of Old Man and the Sea is that it's one man's personal journey to try and land a huge fish. For the whole book, it's him by himself.
In this version, for some reason they decided to frequently cut back to land, where Gary Cole (seriously, WTF?) gets into arguments with his wife that have absolutely nothing to do with the old man. These extra characters basically act as filler for people who can't pay attention and need new scenes every 30 seconds.
Normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but Anthony Quinn's performance was a lot truer to the book than Spencer Tracy's, so it really robbed the film of it's potential.
This review of The Old Man and the Sea (1990) was written by Justin M on 03 Apr 2008.
The Old Man and the Sea has generally received positive reviews.
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