"Fix Me". Such bleakness in the affluence of America in the early 70's. I saw this film a few days ago for the first time in over 20 years and it still stays with you. Hopefully TCM will play it soon, if they haven't already. The performances are superb. Gig Young, a very under appreciated actor, plays the polar opposite of the glamour boy roles I usually remember him in. He manages to pull off a beer buzz in his speech and acting throughout the entire movie. He was also in my favorite and Rod Serling's favorite Twilight Zone episode "Walking Distance". Can't say enough about Lee Grant. She is always mesmerizing to watch ("Well you CAN'T be thinking about nothing!") and Denise Nickerson is riveting in her own awkward adolescence. So many movies of the late 60's and early 70's were full of unresolved loose ends and few people ending up being happy. So much searching...such bleakness in the affluence. Watching the movie I was reminded of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, The Last Picture Show, and Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring. This movie is a true gem, the acting is phenomenal, and a capsulization of the early 70's ennui. "What I'm going to do is, what I'm going to do is....." ?????????
Review of The Neon Ceiling
