Review of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) by Reginald R — 28 Jul 2008
Intelligent.
Fascinatingly intelligent.
Probably the most intelligent writing for a movie ever i've ever seen.
This is the type of movie which we should all be thankful was made, and which we should all be hopeful will soon be made again. The dialogue between Burton and Taylor is breathtakingly accurate, and the relationship between them is as real and raw as you'd ever wish to see in a movie.
Flashing between sadly comedic, darkly disturbing and heartachingly pathetic, the films only four characters are all scarily accurate in their desires for the future (Segal and Dennis) and their expressions of the past (Burton and Taylor).
The simple setting (a single house and briefly a bar), and the fact that it all takes place during the very early and dark house of the morning give the proceedings an ethereal dreamlike quality to them, and as things go from bad to worse, seemingly irreperably so, the feeling that this night will never end and the fear that the relationships and indeed lives of the characters have changed forever becomes terrifying.
Most impressive are the splendid ideas, and brutal honesty - providing a study which offers that people who seem to be unable to stand each other can remain together. No easy answers here, and certainly not happy viewing - but breathaking in it's visciousness and spellbinding in its audacity.
One of the finest achivements in film of all time - and certainly one of my favourites.
An honour to watch.
This review of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) was written by Reginald R on 28 Jul 2008.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? has generally received very positive reviews.
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