This is a great book by Pat Conroy. Typically semi auto biographical and set in the Carolina low country. Having read the book first...as everyone should in any case, I expected the movie to be a little different than the book. I don't have an issue with the story, but the casting just never fit for me. All of the actors are significant in their own right, however I just think they were miscast with the possible exception of Streisand (whose acting is suspect for me in any case). I love Blythe Danner, however, she would have been more suited to Lila, and Kate Nelligan more suited to Sally (although I never would have cast her in that part). I just couldn't buy Nick Nolte as Tom...It just never felt right, so it's a little painful to watch given how much I loved the book.
Review of The Prince of Tides
