Review of Sophie's Choice (1982) by Michael C — 27 Mar 2009
A masterful tale of the aftermath of the Holocaust, and just how powerful the decisions that were forced on the ones caught in it can be, even many years later. Meryl Streep received universal praise as the guilt-ridden Polish woman Sophie; she manages to speak 3 different languages so well she seems completely fluent in all three; but the masterful performance does not end there; she also manages to bring a vulnerability that makes her very admirable in the film, and even in her cowardly moments of dishonesty you still wish to embrace her.
The only downside to her performance is that it eclipsed the terrific performances of Kevin Kline as her schizophrenic lover and Peter MacNicol as the young Southern man who befriends the couple and falls for Sophie.
Kline in particular is mesmerizing, causing you to loathe him in one moment and turn around and captivate you in the next. This is a classic American film, and at this point it is a criminally underwatched one.
This review of Sophie's Choice (1982) was written by Michael C on 27 March 2009.
Sophie's Choice has generally received very positive reviews.
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