| National General Pictures | Release Date: December 25, 1969 | CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION | ||
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This film, deftly directed by Mark Rydell (Cinderella Liberty, The Rose, On Golden Pond), is a celebration of simpler times and gentler hearts. It is an absolute joy to watch. [24 Sep 1992, p.12]
Pleasing, affectionate adaptation of William Faulkner's last novel. [01 Aug 1999, p.10]
Nostalgic, affectionate Southern Americana out of Faulkner; the style is a little too "beguiling" but it's an awfully pleasant comedy anyway.
Period charm accounts for much of the mild enjoyment to be had from this sunnily nostalgic adaptation of William Faulkner's novel about an unholy trio - small boy (Vogel), dimwitted young buck (McQueen) and wily black (Crosse) - who 'borrow' a 1905 Winton Flyer and drive triumphantly off to Memphis for three days of illicit pleasure.
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A slight, sentimental movie that is clearly to be enjoyed rather than respected. [29 Jan 1970, p.54]
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