Like most 3-hour movies encompassing several years of someone's life, this sprawls a bit too much for my taste, touching on topics like greed, unrealistic expectations, broken relationships, family pride, chauvinism, before finally being about racism for the last 45 minutes or so. I suppose the thing tying it all together is Rock Hudson's character, who is at the center of nearly all of these themes, but the movie frames Elizabeth Taylor as the one we're supposed to sympathize with, so it wasn't even until the final half hour that I realized Rock Hudson was probably the central character.
The final third of the movie is the most interesting, as it seems the most unified and consistent a narrative, and it's where it finally ties the rest of the movie together. The other thing I enjoyed most about this movie was Elizabeth Taylor's character. She was the rare "feisty female" who had interesting and likeable characteristics beyond just being feisty.
Overall, an okay movie. Nothing to get too excited about, and not nearly good enough for me to feel good about watching three hours of it. 2.5 stars.
Flickchart: #1300 out of 1868, below The Perfect Score and above Never Been Kissed.
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