After just seeing this movie, I have to wonder why this is so popular and widely regarded as a good film. Maybe I would have understood it if I lived during that time, maybe if I knew anyone who were at the very age of the main characters. It starts off looking like a pretty good comedy, but after the first ten minutes or so, the pace goes incredibly slow, and stays slow for the rest of the film. The developing relationship between Tandy and Freeman was good, but I never found myself liking or even just slightly caring about the character of Daisy, or what happened to her. Maybe I'm too intolerant, but I honestly couldn't stand her... and that's a real problem, since she's on-screen for the better part of the film. The plot is fairly good, but it moves so slowly that it's hard to pay attention to it, unless you really understand and feel for either or both of the main characters, neither of which I did during the film. The acting is all pretty good, with Tandy and Freeman giving outstanding performances(which is pretty much the only thing that made the film watchable for me). The humor is almost non-existent(had to mention it, this being part comedy, after all). All in all, probably good for those who can remember the times when this is set, and/or those who are about the same age as either of the two leads. Barely watchable, had it not been for the acting, for everyone else. I recommend this to people who experienced the years this is set in or those of the same age as either of the main characters(which, by now, is pretty much the same group of people). 7/10
Review of Driving Miss Daisy
