Sophie's Choice

Pros: Pakula's direction; Almendros' cinematography; Hamlisch's tender score; and the tour-de-force Kline, Streep and MacNicol
Cons: Slightly too long

When Alan J. Pakula died on November 19, 1998 in a freak auto accident (the car in front of him hit a piece of metal in the road, which then flew up and smashed through Pakula’s windshield), the film world lost one of its great storytellers. The...

Pros: Fantastic performances, one of the most moving films I've ever seen.
Cons: Very depressing and slow, unsatisfying conclusion

Adapted from the novel by William Styron, "Sophie's Choice" is set in the post war 1940's New York and focuses on the days in the seemingly carefree lives of a group of very close housemates. Stingo (Peter MacNichol), a ...

Pros: Intelligent screenplay, fine acting
Cons: Subject matter may be too upsetting for some viewers

A few months ago, I was flipping channels when I came across the tail end of Sophie’s Choice. I remembered a little of it from high school. Something about a concentration camp survivor…

I didn’t remember being especially impressed by...

Pros: Wonderful acting, good story line, great casting
Cons: --

After perusing the New Releases walls in my local video store and finding nothing there, I ventured over to the drama section. I happened upon Sophie's Choice and decided to give it a try -- after all, Meryl Streep won best actress for her role,...

Pros: Meryl Streep is awesome, great story
Cons: secondary characters pale in comparison to Streep's, fairly depressing

For as far back as I can remember I’ve had a special interest in the Holocaust and the events surrounding it…an interest that has led to all manner of books, movies, travel destinations and the like as I have found that there’s just no way to fathom the ...

Pros: Streep, Streep, Streep
Cons: Not a happy story.

After watching this film, there is no doubt in my mind that Meryl Street is not only an amazing actress, she is the best of our generation. I feel bad for the actresses nominated for any award in 1982 because there is no way they could compare to this...