Timmy Cleary (Martin Sheen) returns home in the Bronx from the war after three years. He finds his parents Nettie (Patricia Neal) and John (Jack Albertson) constantly at odds. Their marriage is falling apart.
This is adapted from a popular award-winning play. It has three top level actors. Sheen is still in his early TV days. He's just starting his movie career. Patricia Neal is destroying. Director Ulu Grosbard keeps the settings simple and flat. This is not cinematic. The colors are dull. The cinematography is simple. It's a three person play translated without flair onto the big screen. Even their big night out is shot simply. All the power is generated by the actors. The camera work is not really helping. As a movie, it gets a pass and I have to give an extra star for Patricia Neal's performance.
This is adapted from a popular award-winning play. It has three top level actors. Sheen is still in his early TV days. He's just starting his movie career. Patricia Neal is destroying. Director Ulu Grosbard keeps the settings simple and flat. This is not cinematic. The colors are dull. The cinematography is simple. It's a three person play translated without flair onto the big screen. Even their big night out is shot simply. All the power is generated by the actors. The camera work is not really helping. As a movie, it gets a pass and I have to give an extra star for Patricia Neal's performance.