Product: Endless Love [VHS] (1981)
Rating: 4.0
A Classic But No Masterpiece
This story is really about obsessive love, not true love. There is a big difference. David Axelrod is supposed to be an average-looking young man obsessed with beautiful Jade Butterfield. Martin Hewitt is convincing but is extremely handsome in the role of David.The story often leaves the viewers with unanswered questions like, "why didn't David see Jade at school if he was obsessed enough to set fire to the house?" "Why was Keith so hateful to David when he introduced David to Jade?" "Why did Jade's parents tell David to stay away for 30 days, saying it wasn't changing anything and he was part of their lives?" Yet David was uninvited to the Butterfield's party and they encouraged Jade to talk to other guys. Some of the sex scenes are shot in this horrible blue coloring, and at times, the lines spoken are inaudible. And it seemed a bit silly seeing David still wearing the same shirt two years after he was released from the psychiatric facility. And just how would David address his letters to Jade since her house was burned down? It would have been nice if we got to see more about the type of people David and Jade were, but Martin Hewitt did the best he could with what he was given. Brooke shields could have shown more emotion in this film, and she displays indifference about David as though not really missing him when they are first separated. The argument scene when Jade is caught taking sleeping pills is a jumbled inaudible mess. Despite these odd things about the film, it remains a personal favorite of mine. I am a fan of Martin Hewitt and also of Brooke Shields. I think that the movie would also be a great remake, given the right actors and the right director. But it won't be easy finding faces to replace Martin Hewitt and Brooke Shields.