You may not rate this movie a 10 after watching it, but I loved it. After "cutting the cable" and erecting an antenna for "free" (literally) television, I have been blessed with so many old gems like this one.! A previous review pretty much sums up the movie except for one observation I had. What I consider to be one of the most poignant moments in cinema I have witnessed takes place after Ms Birdie's competence hearing is moved outside to the courtyard. Remember, the storyline up to this point has been built entirely around the assumption by everyone around her that Ms Birdie is deranged due to her slightly irregular behavior and more importantly, that her husband, the General, was only "away" and would be returning to her. So, the judge is handed a rather lengthy letter written by the President of the U.S. expressing his personal sympathy for the General's death and his gratitude for his sacrifice to the nation. The crowd of townspeople start goading the judge to read the letter aloud for all to hear. Now, as the camera is squarely planted on the Judge's face, he reads only the first few words of the letter when, the camera still planted on the judge, we hear Ms Birdie's voice interrupt, speaking the very next word in the letter and as the camera moves from the face of an astonished judge to the now somber Ms Birdie, she is reciting the letter from memory in its' entirety without missing a word..!! Wow, it was so perfectly directed. Chill bumps..!!
Review of The Lady from Texas
