I had high hopes before watching this. Mark Twain has struck me as an intelligent writer and master of dialogue based on quotes I have come across. I didn't know the story and although it centres around some kids, which I hate, I thought the Twain connection would lift it to classic status. I was wrong. It's about a kid called Tom Sawyer who witnesses a murder and runs away from home. All gets resolved in this story set in a small American town.
The tone of the film is awful leaning to the sentimental in every scene possible. There is no break from this approach. Forty-five minutes into this film and I had to announce that I hated it. This was from a neutral starting point and looking forward to it. Added to the nauseas sentimentality was Ann Gillis (Becky) as the love interest for Tom. She is terrible - horrid to look at and irritating as f.ck with her scenes of screaming and moping. There is quite a lot of moping in this film. I hate it.
The tone of the film is awful leaning to the sentimental in every scene possible. There is no break from this approach. Forty-five minutes into this film and I had to announce that I hated it. This was from a neutral starting point and looking forward to it. Added to the nauseas sentimentality was Ann Gillis (Becky) as the love interest for Tom. She is terrible - horrid to look at and irritating as f.ck with her scenes of screaming and moping. There is quite a lot of moping in this film. I hate it.