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Petulia (1968)
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11/14
11/14:
Correcting Leonard Matlin, I declare Petulia "one of the decade's worst films."
To be honest with you, I haven't the foggiest clue what the plot is about. It appears to be problems that plague the
superficial, pretentious rich folks. To make matters worse, the choppy avant-garde editing makes it hard for me to watch the film
for more than ten minutes at once.
The camera keeps shaking, and the images are juxtaposed with no meaningful coherence. Hence, it took me a
full week to finish Petulia. Now, I know why I had never heard of the film.
Julie Christie, the über whore of the 60's, fails to capture my interest. As always, her acting leaves a lot to be desired.
And what's George C. Scott doing in this mess? It's a true waste of his talent. Richard Chamberlain needs to take
acting lessons...lots of them.
All in all, I laugh at Leonard Matlin for making such an asinine statement about Petulia, a hopelessly dated picture
that's mercifully forgotten.