Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

M: We watched this movie the day Elizabeth Taylor died. She was pretty, but I didn't care for the movie very much. 2 1/2 stars

V: I actually picked this movie up from the library, then went home and found out that Elizabeth Taylor had passed away.  Am I in tune with the universe, or what?  It isn't a fun, happy movie to watch.  But my English major background helped me to appreciate the development of the background story, the relationships between the characters, who, I thought, were realistically portrayed with their myriad (and I do mean myriad) problems.  The whole movie takes place in one day.  This is based on Tennessee Williams' play, and you can tell this was written first for the stage.  It's more literary, less spectacle.  The best part was Burl Ives as Big Daddy!  I'd only known him as the narrator of Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer.  He was a terrific actor! 31/2 stars