Rating of
4/4
Great Lines for Some Great Actors
woody - wrote on 02/05/11
You can watch this movie now and consider its prescience or its boldness for its time. But it's as great today as it was in 1976 because the screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky gave a whole range of actors some of the best lines they've ever had. Peter Finch had a field day playing loony Howard Beale. Ned Beatty had his finest moment on film (no, it wasn't with the country boys) in his come-to-Jesus talk with Mr. Beale. Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall and William Holden all got to stretch out, too. And among these scenery-chewers, the low-key Beatrice Straight won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
