1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man Only fans of dry statistics will think that we have a film adaptation of two stories by Hemingway. In fact, we have a walk through the entire work of this author. Judge for yourself - a young romantically minded young man seeks to escape from the influence of his parents. It changes the well-fed middle-class lifestyle to the constant uncertainty, adventure and love of life. And now, soon without a ticket, he travels by train, wanders through the endless American forests, meets with its strange inhabitants. Click... And now, our hero is already on the battlefields of the First World War. As you know, Ham’s war and love go hand in hand. And in the arms of the hero is a beautiful sister of mercy.
It seems to be a little, confidently set, and nothing remains in memory. Even Paul Newman's bizarre appearance looks synthetic, full of acting mannerism rather than psychological realism. He will be here for a short time - a strange man in the woods, who loves boxing and lives in his own reality. Then we will see the characters Eli Wallach, Susan Strasberg, Jessica Tandy... And everything will somehow come out with a claim to epicity, but in fact – mediocre. Good plans in a poor context.
Something's missing from Martin Ritt. And it begins with a cumbersome name. And trying to make Ham an enthusiastic hero of Richard Beymer’s charisma was probably not the best solution. The star of “West Side Story” and “Twin Peaks” was not bad, but clearly could not cope with the fact that pull the whole film.
So, no matter how it turns out here, the picture is very average, and in essence, only by plot moves, themes, clinging to the work of the great author. There is no big idea, bright moments or just sincerity. So, with a very smooth staging - no more
4 out of 10