Hawaii (1966)
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 186m
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Max von Sydow, Julie Andrews, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman
Synopsis:
A New England missionary takes his wife to Hawaii to convert the natives, but intolerance leads to tragedy.
Review:
Whatever the talents of a performer such as Von Sydow, three hours spent beholding his character's destructive fanaticism cannot fail to be tiresome. The problem is that there is no rationalist counterpart to his blind faith, and the occasional agnostic remark from a miscast Andrews or Hackman, or the relatively satisfying device of having Harris knock him to the ground every time they meet, are not enough compensation. Dramatic highlights are strung out over the running time, draining them of effectiveness, and cutting of the Fox print made matters worse. In view of the credits this has to be counted an unqualified failure.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 186m
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Max von Sydow, Julie Andrews, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman
Synopsis:
A New England missionary takes his wife to Hawaii to convert the natives, but intolerance leads to tragedy.
Review:
Whatever the talents of a performer such as Von Sydow, three hours spent beholding his character's destructive fanaticism cannot fail to be tiresome. The problem is that there is no rationalist counterpart to his blind faith, and the occasional agnostic remark from a miscast Andrews or Hackman, or the relatively satisfying device of having Harris knock him to the ground every time they meet, are not enough compensation. Dramatic highlights are strung out over the running time, draining them of effectiveness, and cutting of the Fox print made matters worse. In view of the credits this has to be counted an unqualified failure.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 186m
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Max von Sydow, Julie Andrews, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman
Synopsis:
A New England missionary takes his wife to Hawaii to convert the natives, but intolerance leads to tragedy.
Review:
Whatever the talents of a performer such as Von Sydow, three hours spent beholding his character's destructive fanaticism cannot fail to be tiresome. The problem is that there is no rationalist counterpart to his blind faith, and the occasional agnostic remark from a miscast Andrews or Hackman, or the relatively satisfying device of having Harris knock him to the ground every time they meet, are not enough compensation. Dramatic highlights are strung out over the running time, draining them of effectiveness, and cutting of the Fox print made matters worse. In view of the credits this has to be counted an unqualified failure.