I might have appreciated the film more if I even cared about each character's fate. I've not read the book but I don't believe it would've mattered.
I believe the roles were either overplayed (Jane Fonda), or was horribly miscast (Laurence Harvey, Anne Baxter) or was physically striking but a weak performer who only got the lead role due to nepotism (Capucine. who was going out with the movie's producer Charles K. Feldman at the time of the production). I thought Barbara Stanwyck fared best as the bordello owner, but not by much.
After watching Saul Bass' impressive opening credits and listened to the excellent, moody soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein numerous times, I had some free time to finally see Walk on the Wild Side in its entirety. Big mistake.
I believe the roles were either overplayed (Jane Fonda), or was horribly miscast (Laurence Harvey, Anne Baxter) or was physically striking but a weak performer who only got the lead role due to nepotism (Capucine. who was going out with the movie's producer Charles K. Feldman at the time of the production). I thought Barbara Stanwyck fared best as the bordello owner, but not by much.
After watching Saul Bass' impressive opening credits and listened to the excellent, moody soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein numerous times, I had some free time to finally see Walk on the Wild Side in its entirety. Big mistake.