"Hit him again, Smithy!"
For the last few years, it's become a Valentine's Day tradition for me to watch Roman Holiday. This year it came a day late, but I've enjoyed it more with each viewing.
I don't know which I like more: the acting or the writing. The two leads are played flawlessly by Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, two of my all-time favorites. Hepburn is charming as always and Peck is as classy as ever.
In this viewing, I paid more attention to the writing and dialogue, and some of the comedy is pure genius. The ending is different from the rest of the movie and is done in a different tone. It's not funny, yet not sad. It's not satisfying, yet not disappointing. I feel like everyone in the audience can relate to Peck, slowly walking down the Sala Grande Galleria, lost in his thoughts of what could have been. Cue the end credits.
This is just one of those rare timeless love stories that I will forever consider one of my favorites. Guaranteed to enjoy.
For the last few years, it's become a Valentine's Day tradition for me to watch Roman Holiday. This year it came a day late, but I've enjoyed it more with each viewing.
I don't know which I like more: the acting or the writing. The two leads are played flawlessly by Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, two of my all-time favorites. Hepburn is charming as always and Peck is as classy as ever.
In this viewing, I paid more attention to the writing and dialogue, and some of the comedy is pure genius. The ending is different from the rest of the movie and is done in a different tone. It's not funny, yet not sad. It's not satisfying, yet not disappointing. I feel like everyone in the audience can relate to Peck, slowly walking down the Sala Grande Galleria, lost in his thoughts of what could have been. Cue the end credits.
This is just one of those rare timeless love stories that I will forever consider one of my favorites. Guaranteed to enjoy.