Review of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) by Ken S — 07 Mar 2016
Stage play adapted into a great film, the directorial debut of Mike Nichols. The film is simple, only four characters, and it has some great old black and white photography...but what really knocks this picture out of the park is the cast.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are both phenomenal (Taylor is practically unrecognizable to her contemporary self), and they are joined by decent supporting performances from George Segal and Sandy Dennis.
The plot is simple an aging bitter and alcoholic couple invite a younger couple over and then proceed to battle each other and use the younger couple in their fights and games. The plot isn't really the point, the characterizations are.
It is a fine small character driven movie, with what was probably Taylor's finest performance.
This review of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) was written by Ken S on 07 Mar 2016.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? has generally received very positive reviews.
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