SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
A film review by Ken Johnson
Copyright 1993 Ken Johnson
82 min., not rated, Drama, 1992, Made-for-British-television Director: Richard Eyre Cast: Maggie Smith, Natasha Richardson, Rob Lowe, Moira Redmond, Richard E. Grant, Gillian Raine, Rosaleen Liehan, C. P. Wilson
Natasha Richardson witnessed the death of her homosexual cousin the summer before. She has been saying some nasty things about him. Maggie Smith, her aunt, gets doctor Rob Lowe to come to Smith's house to lobotomize Richardson, saying that she is crazy. Lowe talks to Richardson and finds out that she may not be so crazy.
SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER was made for the BBC. SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER is based on the play by Tennessee Williams, which was also made into a film in 1959 starring Elizabeth Taylor and Katherine Hepburn. SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER is a great film. I definitely suggest that you try to see it. I give SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER a five on a scale of zero to five. I didn't see anything *too* objectionable in SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER.
The costumes for this film are excellent. They set the film perfectly. The script is excellent. The sets used for the film are also excellent. I especially like how the garden looked. This was my introduction to Tennessee Williams work, and I am pleased to say that I enjoyed it immensely. I wish that American television would make films this good.
The cast for this film is perfectly picked. Maggie Smith (HOOK) is excellent. She makes her character come alive. Rob Lowe (ABOUT LAST NIGHT..., ST. ELMO'S FIRE) is good, however, out of the cast, I liked his performance the least. Natasha Richardson (THE HANDMAID'S TALE) is great.
-------- Ken Johnson blj@mithrandir.cs.unh.edu
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