AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

arc3-705-44561 It's been forgotten that "The Family Way" caused a near-scandal when it was made in 1966, partly because of its unusually frank subject (impotence and possible homosexuality), but also because of the nude scene in which Hayley's behind is exposed. We think of the Sixties as being swinging, anything-goes, but 50-some years ago bottom nudity was rare outside of the Continent. Profanity such as "hell" and "damn" were forbidden on TV. This movie narrowly escaped receiving a "Condemned" rating from the Catholic Film Board, which sound humorous now but at the time was a serious matter, as it would make it a sin for a Catholic to see it and it would be one step away from being considered pornography. Many theatres would not have shown a "Condemned" film. The Boultings, who were noted for social commentary in their films, argued that the nudity was essential to the story (isn't it always) since it showed the cramped and substandard state of housing that was a reality for many British people: no proper bathroom, an outhouse in the back yard. The film board relented and gave it the next lowest rating: "Morally Objectionable in Part for All". Times change, and not only would the story be featured in any TV sitcom today, but TCM showed the movie in its entirety, unblurred naked behind and all, on morning television. And the year after the release of "The Family Way" the Catholic Film Board voted as its best film of the year "Bonnie and Clyde". Things do change!

RedRhonnie Not being born when this film was made, I didn't see it until it was shown on TV during the 80's when I was a teenager. I fell in love with it and the memory of the film stayed with me. Although the film hasn't been on TV often enough, I watched it every time it was.The writing is so brilliant, the acting is spot-on and the atmosphere of the 60's is caught superbly. There is some cracking dialogue in this film, with some of the best lines delivered by Marjorie Rhodes as Lucy Fitton. All of the major characters shine! At last this film has been released on DVD. I pre-ordered it to make sure of getting it as fast as possible. If I never buy another DVD again, it doesn't matter, because I've finally got this one. It's FABULOUS!!

johnplummerphotography Great movie! I agree with most of the reviews above and can't really add anything to them so I will comment on the soundtrack. Composed by Paul McCartney it contains one of the rarest, and in my opinion, one of the best McCartney compositions, "Love in the open air" played by George Martin. It's worth renting the video just to hear this song. Paul recorded his own version many years later but it doesn't match the original score.

Zozimus Fear not, I am not going to reveal what I consider to be one of the best lines in all cinema, as spoken by John Mills in this English classic. I agree completely with jw-8's comments on this. Now everybody knows Rhett Butler's "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." That is not actually the last line in Gone With The Wind, and I am not going to risk being blacklisted for telling you the actual last line in The Family Way either. Just take it from me, if you get a chance to see this movie, give it a look. I see that it is billed here as a comedy, I think it would be much better labelled "drama".