Monday, April 4, 2011

A Brief Movie Review for 'Tom Jones' (1963)

Director = Tony Richardson
Rating = 3/5 Stars ***

I was surprised that this movie won the best picture in 1963 as it seems altogether too goofy to be taken seriously as a contender for the Oscar, but apparently it did. Tom Jones is the bastard child adopted by a wealthy English-noble (or so we are led to believe) who womanizes and causes lots of trouble amongst the drunken-noble class of the 1700's English countryside. Lots of humor for a change, which I must say is a relief as so many of the modern-day movies are ultra-serious and this one is anything but a stone-faced movie. Good fun.

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