Since mostly everyone involved in this film is either dead or retired, I think it is safe to say that looking back, Reflections in a Golden Eye can be seen as the turning point in many of the careers of those involved, particularly director John Huston and actor Marlon Brando. Huston, who before was used to working under strict studio rules and churned out some great Golden Age classics such as The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The Asphalt Jungle, really goes out on a limb here in bringing Carson McCullers' bizarre tale of Southern drama to the screen. This is quite unlike anything he had done before and makes sense after seeing some of the films he made in the twilight of his directing career. As for Brando, once the biggest actor of the 1950s, his star had faded and many had forgotten him. Nevertheless, he took a role many thought wouldn't suit his style and nailed it, proving once again he is arguably the greatest actor of all time. Elizabeth Taylor was one of the biggest names in movies at the time, and she also shows her incredible versatility as the plucky and carping wife who is having an affair with her husband's colleague. There are also some nice supporting roles from Julie Harris as the sick wife of a loveless husband and a young Robert Forster as a mysterious private with a fetish for horses.
Again, this is a very bizarre tale and perhaps a second viewing is required to understand exactly what is trying to be said here. Nevertheless, the acting is top-notch from Brando and Taylor and Huston directs effortlessly and shoots in a weird, saturated light that adds to the strangeness of the atmosphere. Certainly a film for adventurous filmgoers, expect to scratch your head at the end of this.
Again, this is a very bizarre tale and perhaps a second viewing is required to understand exactly what is trying to be said here. Nevertheless, the acting is top-notch from Brando and Taylor and Huston directs effortlessly and shoots in a weird, saturated light that adds to the strangeness of the atmosphere. Certainly a film for adventurous filmgoers, expect to scratch your head at the end of this.