Review of Tomorrow (1972) by Josh C — 15 Mar 2009
This is a slow developing character study of Jackson Fentry (Robert Duvall) a handyman/farmer and Sarah Eubanks (Olga Bellin) a verbose pregnant lady who's been abandoned by her husband. Duvall does a brilliant job of portraying Fentry and his performance is why I'd recommend this movie.
However, the story (based on a Faulkner short story I've never read)is lacking. I wish the story had been told in the present instead of the bulk of the film being a flash back since I kept wondering why this story made him a bad juror.
Bellin did a good job too, however I could never figure out why she left her home on foot being very pregnant in the dead of winter. The movie also felt a lot like a play with 95% of the scenes taking place in Fentry's barn/home.
As an aside, I love Sling Blade and it seems apparent that Billy Bob Thornton took quite a bit of Karl's character from Duvall's performance.
This review of Tomorrow (1972) was written by Josh C on 15 Mar 2009.
Tomorrow has generally received very positive reviews.
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