51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of Hayward's best, October 2, 2000
This review is from: My Foolish Heart [VHS] (VHS Tape)
It's a shame that MY FOOLISH HEART is not currently available on video. For the movie is an excellent, bittersweet love story with one of Susan Hayward's finest performances.
The film is based on a short story written by J.D. Salinger for The New Yorker magazine (although I've read the story and the movie's script is MUCH expanded from the original). A trusting and somewhat naive college girl named Eloise Winters falls for a charming but irresponsible man on the eve of WWII. She gives her heart a little too quickly, and tragedy results.
Although some reviewers peg MY FOOLISH HEART as little more than an old-fashioned "weepie," the movie actually has many sound virtues. The script is sharp and realistic, with some welcome touches of humor. The black-and-white, deep-focus photography is excellent. And Victor Young's musical score--with its famous title tune--is beautiful.
Dana Andrews and the supporting players do fine work (with Robert Keith, as Hayward's loving, level-headed father being a real stand-out). But it's Hayward who truly wraps up the film with her outstanding performance. She may not always be entirely convincing, especially in some of her early scenes as a dewy-eyed college girl. But when the script turns darker, she reponds with an acting job that is stunning and deeply felt. She really gets to the heart of Eloise's fear, longing and regret. Even in shots where she has no dialogue, Hayward's facial expressions can be absolutely devastating.
If you look to movies for a good, emotionally cathartic experience, you won't be disappointed with MY FOOLISH HEART.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Never forget it!!, December 10, 2004
This review is from: My Foolish Heart [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I saw this movie on t.v. only once.... approximately 25 years ago.. And to this day I remember it as if it were just yesterday!
It is one of my all time favorite movies.. it had it all... and whenever talking about old movies I ALWAYS tell people about that one!
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
my foolish heart, September 2, 2000
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This review is from: My Foolish Heart [VHS] (VHS Tape)
THIS IS A VERY ROMANTIC, SAD, & TOUCHING STORY SET DURING WWII. I FIRST SAW THIS MOVIE AS A YOUNG GIRL WATCHING IT ON TV WITH MY MOTHER AND I LOVED IT THEN! I ALWAYS LOOK FOR IT IN VIDEO STORES & ON TV & CAN NEVER SEEM TO FIND IT. SUSAN HAYWARD & DANA ANDREWS PLAY THE ILL FATED LOVERS AND THEY ARE JUST GREAT. I ALSO READ THE STORY "UNCLE WIGGLY IN CONNECTICUT" ON WHICH THE MOVIE IS BASED. FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES A GOOD OLD FASHIONED LOVE STORY THIS ONE IS FOR YOU!
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