Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Having seen before,like many others ,Richard Brooks 's theatrically released version of the famous play starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor, I was skeptical ,but I had to make amends .This is superior MTV stuff.

Laurence Olivier and Maureen Stapleton are imperial but they let their younger co-stars shine : the first part belongs to Natalie Wood ,a dazzling beautiful Maggie , a performance which compares favorably with Taylor's :desperately hoping to save her marriage , going as far as to lie in a world where mendacity reigns .I had my doubts as far as Robert Wagner was concerned ,but the second part is his ,matching Olivier every step of the way ,not a small feat,and finding the very right way to utter the final line (" wouldn't it be funny if that was true?).

All Tennessee Williams' admirers must see it.