There are faults in this movie, but it's well worth watching just for the fine cast and often great dialogue. The villains are hilarious and also scary. Jennifer Jones and her husband are priceless.
The penultimate scene when the motley group is being interrogated and appraised by a petty official in Africa have great ensemble acting.
I haven't read the novel, but I suspect Houston and Capote used it as a point of departure and maybe never quite got on the same page, resulting in a somewhat awkward pace.
But the save is in the characters and their voices. My favorite: Peter Lorre, in a defensive tone of voice when someone questions his identity--" There's lots of Germans from Chile named O'Hara"
The penultimate scene when the motley group is being interrogated and appraised by a petty official in Africa have great ensemble acting.
I haven't read the novel, but I suspect Houston and Capote used it as a point of departure and maybe never quite got on the same page, resulting in a somewhat awkward pace.
But the save is in the characters and their voices. My favorite: Peter Lorre, in a defensive tone of voice when someone questions his identity--" There's lots of Germans from Chile named O'Hara"