I've been on an Elizabeth Taylor movie binge lately & thought I'd give this movie a chance. So glad I did.
As for production values, well, it's definitely a late 70s tv movie for sure, but, don't let that stop you from giving this movie a viewing.
As other reviewers have noted, Ms. Taylor plays a college professor who winds up renting an extra room in her home to one of her students played by Joseph Bottoms.
What I liked about the movie is I was never quite sure how the relationship would play out between the two of them.
Thankfully, the writers chose a common sense approach which proved satisfying.
Ms. Taylor looked great and wore "normal" clothes that fit the part.
Joseph Bottoms played his part very well in conveying that sense of a young 20-something who can change his life on a dime and then change it again in a heartbeat and not have any idea that those around him perhaps are confused and unsure how to react.
Frankly, I thought this was one of the best of Ms. Taylor's late career performances.
This is a charming movie that tells its tale simply and straight forwardly and moves along at a nice pace.
No it's not a multi-million dollar A production full release movie, but again, don't let that stop you.
It's charming and still relevant.
How do middle aged people move forward in their lives after divorcing?
How do they get over that "caution" in letting their guard down?
Ms. Taylor handled the role thoughtfully and entertainingly.
What was unexpected was the chemistry between Taylor and Bottoms.
Watch the movie! At the end you'll be saying to yourself: Now that was a charming movie and wasn't it great to see Elizabeth Taylor in a late in her career performance really present herself so confidently.
As for production values, well, it's definitely a late 70s tv movie for sure, but, don't let that stop you from giving this movie a viewing.
As other reviewers have noted, Ms. Taylor plays a college professor who winds up renting an extra room in her home to one of her students played by Joseph Bottoms.
What I liked about the movie is I was never quite sure how the relationship would play out between the two of them.
Thankfully, the writers chose a common sense approach which proved satisfying.
Ms. Taylor looked great and wore "normal" clothes that fit the part.
Joseph Bottoms played his part very well in conveying that sense of a young 20-something who can change his life on a dime and then change it again in a heartbeat and not have any idea that those around him perhaps are confused and unsure how to react.
Frankly, I thought this was one of the best of Ms. Taylor's late career performances.
This is a charming movie that tells its tale simply and straight forwardly and moves along at a nice pace.
No it's not a multi-million dollar A production full release movie, but again, don't let that stop you.
It's charming and still relevant.
How do middle aged people move forward in their lives after divorcing?
How do they get over that "caution" in letting their guard down?
Ms. Taylor handled the role thoughtfully and entertainingly.
What was unexpected was the chemistry between Taylor and Bottoms.
Watch the movie! At the end you'll be saying to yourself: Now that was a charming movie and wasn't it great to see Elizabeth Taylor in a late in her career performance really present herself so confidently.