Long Day's Journey Into Night

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Summary: Long Days Journey Review
Review: Long Days Journey Into Night was the classic struggle about man battling with his fate. I thought the movie was alright, but not really my kind of flick. For drama lovers it would probably be a little better. It lacked any real action or entertainment from my point of view, but kept my interest somewhat. The acting was very good, however the plot was very depressing and sad, it's not a very uplifting movie whatsoever.

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Summary: An uninteresting but educational masterpiece
Review: After viewing this movie, I thought that it was exactly like any other movie I've viewed in school, boring. While many critics may argue that this was a great piece of art by O'neill, I found it to be three hours of mediocre drama. This is not to say that this film didn't have its interesting parts though. I thought the actors did a wonderful job depicting the lives of the family members and i felt as though this really added to the quality of the movie. Overall I give this movie 3 stars because It was rather boring but it did have its high spots.

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Summary: Shockingly Strange
Review: This interpretation of O'Neill's, Long Day's Journey Into Night, was a bit over the top for me. I was slightly taken aback by Hepburn's performance as Mary. I think this presentation was a tad overdone for my taste. Many times I found myself cringing during her lines. I did, however, enjoy the book, where I could interpret the character to my own liking. Perhaps that was why I didn't some of the performances. In my mind they were less dramatic. It wasn't all bad, the young man portraying Edmund did put on a heartfelt and believable performance. All in all the book was done with impeccable taste and value, but the movie could have been toned down a notch.

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Summary: Long Movie's relapse into boredom
Review: The play wasn't so bad, but the movie was worse. Giving it a 2 was generous and the producer should thank his wonderful cast. Great acting was the only thing that kept me awake. Katherine puts on a wonderful preformance as a nervous maniac, I mean she had to spice that boring play up somehow! Actually, I have to give O'Niel some credit because it was an autobiography. As terrible a life he had, one day in his shoes bored me out of my mind. Sorry Mr. Taylor!

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Summary: O'Neills Masterpiece Reflects Struggle Within Us All
Review: Eugene O'neills compelling play Long Days Journey Into Night reflects the struggle between man and his fate. Though lacking the action packjed climax we find in todays movies. Lo9ng Days journey Into NIght focuses on capturing the complexity of the Characters problems and struggles. This film uses incredible photography and camera angles to express an individuals state of mind. At some points throughout this film it lost its ability to engage an audience , as a live play would, however the parts that did caprture the audience left one questioning ones own fate and the upward struggle we all face. Overall this film was captivating and truely posesses the essence of O'Neill. Very Good, Captivating film.

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Summary: Long days journey into night
Review: I thouht this movie was very good, the characters in the movie followed there part descriptions amazingly. Kathren Hepburns part was very good in the movie. The use of interesting camera angles in this movie gave the movie more character. The director of the movie followed the script of the play, nothing was expurgated out and that leaves every eventful part in the whole play. The music used in the movie set the tone better for the time period and the black and white color. Each character had very good performances, from miserly Tyrone to morbid Edmund. Mary(Hepburn) was her best performance. In the movie the show parts that could not be dipicted in the book by showing images better of the beach seen ,and showing each characters emotions better. I highly recommend reading the play then watching the movie,I give this movie a good rateing because everything overall was well set and directed.

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Summary: One of the best book to movie productions I have seen
Review: The interpretation of Eugene O'Neil's Long Day's Journey into Night in the 1962 Katharine Hepburn version was produced with great brilliance. All of the characters with the exception of one, acted with some of the best emotion that I have ever seen in movies of that era. The exception that I am referring to in my last statement was Ralph Richardson's portrayal of James Tyrone. I think the casting directors could have picked a better individual to portray James Tyrone. He preformed his part with emotion, but it was nothing of what I expecting. The image I received from the play was nothing close to what Ralph Richardson had performed. The play depicted Tyrone as a handsome older gentleman, which Richardson was far from unfortunately. Also in the play Tyrone seemed to have an irritable temper. Richardson's was a little temperamental but it just was not what I was expecting, it could have been just a little more intense. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, it was a little long at times, but almost all movies are slow at times. Their use of sound effects greatly added to the emotions that they were trying to implement into the different scenes. The producers and directors also did a wonderful job with the cinematography, it greatly added to the mood of the movie in general. So, if you enjoy the classics and do not enjoy seeing them butchered (as some other productions have done), I would strongly recommend watching this movie.

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Summary: A beautiful portrayle of a deeply dismal play
Review: I have to admit that when I first read Eugene O'Neill's 'Long Days Journey Into Night' I felt it was an extremely depressing and boring play. Seeing the movie truely changed my perspective. Everything from the cinematography to the actors fit O'Neill's play like a glove. Usually when a play makes the transition to a screenplay there are many lines changed, characters omitted and parts taken out, but for this movie that is not the case. It was like you were seeing Eugene O'Neill's exact memory of his childhood. Katherine Hepburn gave one of the best performances that I have witnessed in any entertainment medium. Her portrayle of Mary Tyrone was so deeply moving that you truely felt that she was a victim of morphine addiction. It was absolutly genius the way she was able to get so deep into character that she could change from one emotion to the polar opposite within the blink of an eye. Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards, and Dean Stockwell fit their characters to a tee. Their emotional speeches throughout the play make you feel sympathy for their characters. Their acting is so flawless and realistic that you forget they are actors and for three hours truely believe that they are the Tyrones. Though I was not quite so deeply moved by the play itself, the movie is worth watching just for the performances. This is definitly a movie to watch if you want to have a good cry.

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Summary: Breathtakingly Poignant
Review: The movie Long Day's Journey into Night is a triumphant endeavor to portray O'Neill's autobiographical play. The actors do justice with their characters. Katharine Hepburn is simply astounding; she makes Mary Tyrone's morphine addiction seem so convincing. Her acting captivates the audience and envelops them in a cloud of gloom. O'Neill's intended depiction of Mary Tyrone is almost perfectly acted out by Hepburn. It is apparent in the movie that Hepburn's character is nervous about something; Hepburn's entrancing talent brings out the best in Mary Tyrone's despondent character. Hepburn's marvelous work, however, does not overshadow the performances of the actors who play Edmund, Jamie, and Tyrone. Sir Ralph Richardson plays Tyrone and gives a stunning performance; Tyrone's stinginess is perceptible from the way he moves about the room searching for a light bulb to switch off and the manner in which he scrutinizes the amount of whiskey in the bottle. Jason Robards Jr. almost flawlessly portrays the alcoholic Jamie Tyrone; I had not pictured Jamie in any other way. Dean Stockwell's ill-fated Edmund is perhaps one of the best performances I have seen on motion picture.
The movie does an excellent job of establishing an environment of gloom throughout the course of the play; the morbid milieu that the dysfunctional Tyrone family lives in would sadden even the most stoic of men. I was moved to pity for Eugene O'Neill after watching the movie. How did he manage to live in such a miserable atmosphere? One can feel the wretchedness augmenting as the day drearily moves into night. This movie ranks among the best dramas ever filmed and it would move sentimental hearts to tears. I would recommend this movie to those people who believe that life is treating them miserably (Wait till you see this!). This is a great movie to watch over the weekend (It is over three hours long! Every minute, nevertheless, is worth watching.). I guarantee that the thrilling performances and the direction of the movie will impress you. This movie is saturated with realistic emotions and it gives the viewer a true understanding of why Eugene O'Neill was and is America's greatest playwright.

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Summary: The range of the actors bring to life the troubled Tyrones
Review: After reading Eugene O'Neil's play, I felt I understood, but not fully. Long dialouges between characters could be seen only so much through the reading itself. Interpretations of expressions of the characters is vital to understand the many emotions they dealt with in the span of only one day. Love, hate, sickness, resentment, forgiveness and regret are just a few of the emotions that might have to be covered in only a couple lines of dialouge. To accomplish this talented acting is needed, and in this production, was achieved. The characters seemed weird to me because they were constantly jumping back and forth between emotions and appeared sort of crazy. I realized that this illustrated the many different emotions they all felt for themselves and eachother, and the effects of extreme addiction, which I had never been exposed to before. Hepburn demonstrated not just how morphine effects a person directly after they take it, but what it is like to live an entire day in adverse states and emotions. The actors' most important skill throughout the play was their ability to change emotions with the snap of a finger, and wear those emotions right on their sleeve. This brought to life the troubled and hectic lives led by the Tyrone family.