Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

Was this remake really necessary:

In a world which sees more and more remakes - some classics are better left alone. This is one of them. Glenn Close is no Katherine Hepburn and that's probably the major weakness of this remake although Patrick Stewart isn't a Peter O'Toole either. The image of Jean-Luc Picard keeps popping up and you keep expecting him to utter something like "Make it so, Number One" at any moment.

The original also gave us a pre-James Bond Timothy Dalton as Phillip of France in a vastly underrated performance. And let's... more info

But Why?:

To be sure, the reasoning behind many of today's films defies understanding. This one is no exception.

Although the main stars all give adequate performances, and the screenplay is exactly the same as the original, the question remains. Why remake one of the finest films of all time? Who could have possibly thought there was room for improvement? Why not remake Casablanca or Citizen Kane while we're at it?

Again, I fault not the actors in this treatment, for they all did fine jobs - if pale by... more info

Slight correction:

One correction for a previous review. JULIE Harris was not in the Broadway production of "Lion In Winter". It was another wonderful actress, ROSEMARY Harris.

One other interesting piece of casting, it was an early role for Christopher Walken as the King of France.

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