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Cinderella Liberty (1973)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
9/21
9/21:
Cinderella Liberty is a long, dull movie about a dopey sailor falling in love with a whore and trying everything to
help her out.
Um, why? A whore is a whore, period. There's too much take, take, take on her part, and the sailor doesn't get much out of
it except free sex and some feeling. She must have exclaimed to herself, "I can't believe my good luck!"
The sailor can do a hell lot better than her by being involved with someone who's in an amenable
situation. Yet why does he choose this particular whore? The boy is no help, either. Of course, the sailor gets dumped with
him while she skips out of town, and the end. Talk about a loser left holding the bag.
At least, James Caan is convincing from start to finish, and he's the only reason why the film has a pulse. However, Marsha
Mason is average; the sight of her pencil-thin eyebrows makes me think how horribly she'll age just like the meth heads.
It eventually happened, and she gained a lot of weight, too.
After seeing some films, I'm starting to realize how bad of a director Mark Rydell is. The way he controls the mood
is manipulative. Also, he puts unlikely people together through contrivances while tossing several
quirky characters into the mix for good measure. Hence, this movie is his ultimate blueprint.
All in all, An Officer and a Gentleman and
The Last Detail are much superior to Cinderella Liberty with
the last two having been authored by Darryl Ponicsan.