A "classic" that I actually liked!

Rating: 8/10 (2 April 1999)

I can freely admit that I don't watch many movies that weren't made in the past thirty years, mainly because I usually find them to be far too slow. This film proved to be an exception. While I did find it to take some time before it really got going, there were more than enough great moments to keep me watching with enthusiasm throughout. Everything about this film is first-rate, and there is no question that it deserved the armload of Oscars that it won over four decades ago. Now, I'm not going to say that it's one of the greatest films that I've ever seen, but I did feel that it was a very good film, and considering how I usually regard films made from this era, that is VERY high praise.