OMG this is stunning to watch! You are transported immediately into an era of lavish furnishings, overstuffed drawing rooms and gorgeous, rustling taffetas. The interior house shots are lit and filmed with a disturbing gloominess. The camera work is excellent.
However. The plot and execution are tedious. One or two shock revelations and a roaming leopard is the drama total. The slim plot about a cunning bachelor who marries three times for mortgage payments is padded out more than an over-stuffed footstool.
Jeremy Brett nearly falls into hysteria but reins in his acting, which given a coherent script could have been a legendary performance
Given the lavish production, it's frustrating to not see a perfect match with the script.
However. The plot and execution are tedious. One or two shock revelations and a roaming leopard is the drama total. The slim plot about a cunning bachelor who marries three times for mortgage payments is padded out more than an over-stuffed footstool.
Jeremy Brett nearly falls into hysteria but reins in his acting, which given a coherent script could have been a legendary performance
Given the lavish production, it's frustrating to not see a perfect match with the script.