People that know the 2 movies "An Affair To Remember" and the re-make before this one also called "Love Affair",pretty much know what the movie is about and what to expect.
After viewing it all, I can honestly say that this re-make was not really done as well as it could have been. I'm not saying it suffers the same fate of Striesand's remake of "A Star Is Born" (also a third go-round) but for all intentional purposes, it's just okay and a bit bland.
I know Warren Beatty is a good actor and so is Annette Bening but there's not a full dramatic feeling in their parts for my taste.
Even after her character is hurt and can't walk, you just don't feel that sense of urgency about these two. Which makes it very hard to care what happens to them.
I was far more moved by Aunt Ginny's passing than anything else.
Speaking of her : Like many have stated here though, Katharine Hepburn's part really should have been written so she could at least have been in the film for an hour.
I also wish she hadn't been made to use a certain 4 letter word also, unnecessary. In all, it's okay and it's story and how it is acted is good as well. It is worth it for the few minutes we share with Hepburn
Six stars, for simply a watchable enough film and of course, for Kate.
She was always the bright spot in any film, good or bad. (END)
After viewing it all, I can honestly say that this re-make was not really done as well as it could have been. I'm not saying it suffers the same fate of Striesand's remake of "A Star Is Born" (also a third go-round) but for all intentional purposes, it's just okay and a bit bland.
I know Warren Beatty is a good actor and so is Annette Bening but there's not a full dramatic feeling in their parts for my taste.
Even after her character is hurt and can't walk, you just don't feel that sense of urgency about these two. Which makes it very hard to care what happens to them.
I was far more moved by Aunt Ginny's passing than anything else.
Speaking of her : Like many have stated here though, Katharine Hepburn's part really should have been written so she could at least have been in the film for an hour.
I also wish she hadn't been made to use a certain 4 letter word also, unnecessary. In all, it's okay and it's story and how it is acted is good as well. It is worth it for the few minutes we share with Hepburn
Six stars, for simply a watchable enough film and of course, for Kate.
She was always the bright spot in any film, good or bad. (END)