Later, in the mid-60s, I saw Sophia Loren's first performance when she was very young in "Two Women" and came out raving about her star power. For those movies, I had not had expectations or knowledge of their reputation, with a few exceptions, but my impression always matched the critics even for the most unexpected.
I have no acting talent, but based on decades of experience, my impression of acting talent has in the past always been on target even when viewing movies from the 1930s & 40s. I think that because the haters found themselves watching the wrong movie genre, they took out their frustrations by criticizing everything including both leads and the director. However, I do strongly disagree with some other criticisms. Yes, it is a romantic movie about a poor boy who falls for a rich girl - sometimes it's a poor girl who falls for a rich boy - and about the troubles associated with coming from two different classes and especially the problem that the poor one has fitting in with the rich set. Second, they thought the story line was a cliché. Also, it was NOT an "all talk" movie by any means. However, for me, it didn't drag, it was just a normal pace and moved right along such as for "a slice of life" type film. It indeed is NOT a fast paced action thriller. I'll address two of the most common complaints from the haters. I thought the movie was quite good, albeit not one of the best of all time. Those who hated it seemed to have been expecting a fast moving and very different type of movie and, hence, they were disappointed when their expectations were not met and they vented their frustration in their review. So I'll try to help the reader determine which ½ they should be guided by. Both groups accurately describe how they felt about the movie. Here's another movie where ½ the viewers love it and ½ hate it.
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