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The Night of the Iguana (1964)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 5/16

5/16: The Night of the Iguana is all about being melodramatic for the sake of melodrama.

If John Huston could tone this down, it would be a better film. Then again, the dialogue is incomprehensible. I guess he's only interested doing the film by going on vacation in Mexico.

Richard Burton and Ava Gardner shine. They're fun to watch. Had it been just them, the movie could've worked out better. That being said, I don't like the rest of the cast. Deborah Kerr is full of it. Grayson Hall is annoying. Sue Lyon has no acting talent and thus isn't believable.

All in all, the only claim to fame for The Night of the Iguana is it, thanks to Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, put Puerto Vallarta on the map.

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