Tomorrow

Tomorrow was one of those movies that just seemed awkward and boring to me. Not taking anything away from Duvall’s acting but it just didn’t interest me. I think his portrayal of Fentre took a lot of skill and talent and he really fit the part. I prefer movies that have excitement and action and this film had little to none. The interaction between Fentre and the women just seemed to drag on throughout the movie. Also, the movie was very predictable. Even without reading it I could easily guess that she was going to eventually pass away and couldn’t help but feel sorry for Fentre. He had the biggest heart and no matter what he did things were going to end badly for him. The movie just had an overall depressing tone. At the end when his wife’s brothers took the boy away you would like to think the Fentry would have fought harder to keep something he cared about so much. The boy was the one thing in his life that kept him happy and to let him go so easily just didn’t seem right. This just shows that nice guys finish last and that the world is sometimes not fair. I realize that even though this wasn’t my favorite movie I do think the director was fairly accurate with the time period and presented many important themes. Not all movies should have happy endings and this film did for the most part fit with Faulkner’s writing.