![]() ![]() ![]() Not surprisingly for a story that spans three decades, The World According to Garp feels episodic.but in all honesty, that's part of its unique charm. Garp's life from birth onward is chronicled during this 136-minute drama, and I didn't check my watch once. He's relatively well-adjusted: a wrestler-turned-writer who marries his high school sweetheart Helen (Mary Beth Hurt), struggles with family, and makes plenty of mistakes along the way. Garp-named after the soldier, and played as an adult by Williams-doesn't end up like Norman Bates. Close plays Jenny Fields, a controlling and self-motivated feminist who essentially rapes a dying soldier so she can have a child without the burden of a man. ![]() Based on John Irving's popular novel, George Roy Hill's The World According to Garp (1982) is both a solid adaptation of difficult source material and an early showcase for Glenn Close and the late Robin Williams. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |