Gone With the Wind review...

Rating: Null/10 (12 October 2013)

Vivian Leigh did an excellent job portraying Scarlett, the petulant and jealous southern belle. I doubt her performance could have been matched by anyone else. The period dress of all the characters is authentic and even the accents and speech as well. All the way down to minute details such as the descending ringlets in Scarlett's hairstyle. Thomas Mitchell was at his usual best and was perfect for the role of the Irish plantation owner. I would have liked to have seen an actual battle scene or two in the film, but this is primarily a love story. I have a special affinity for this film, due to the fact I was named for one of its central characters-Ashley Wilkes,the owner of Twelve Oaks Plantation-played by the great English actor Leslie Howard. This film is a true great, a blockbuster then and now.