Tea and Sympathy

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Audience Member Debra Kerr was one of the all-time greats when it came to pure acting chops, but ten minutes into this Snooze Fest, I had to click off. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Audience Member A movie with incredibly melodramatic acting. Seriously unbearable at time. The story is somewhat interesting. It could be more interesting if its main point is more direct. If the whole point is the man can be heterosexual even if he's not manly, that's a bit underwhelming… the insinuation that he could be in fact be homosexual is far more interesting, sadly not explored overtly Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review s r Saw this on TCM. Initially I didn't enjoy the painful drama that alluded to gay discrimination. However, it transcends to also address marital relationships and how we treat one another. It could have dwelled in sadness, but fortunately took the positive high road. It made me think of how I treat others and to be more mindful of that. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member So, by 1957, our society had finally gotten to the place where we were taking bullying seriously. But only if the person being bullied was an extremely good looking, straight-acting, normal in all other respects, good at sports (watch him at tennis), who speaks well. And, oh yes, he had to be straight! His heterosexual friends were calling him "sister boy" a term I have never heard. This is a way to tie together all the inconsistencies of this movie and point out all the ridiculous fallacies. Which straight males were being called "sister boy" in 1957? They talk of how different he is. But we never see it. He sounds normal. He looks normal. He acts normal. What's going on? Is Kerr a bad actor? Is the script bad? I don't remember boys running around calling others "sister boys". The whole film seems artificial and a slap in the face to those who were really being bullied and hurt. It's like the whole Hollywood gang got together to beat up on real sissies (the correct word) and gays (the correct word) and there is no positive resolution in the movie. It is simply condemnation, doom, and gloom. Is that 1957 or is that this movie? I wasn't there. I don't know. This movie leaves a very bad taste in my mouth since it promotes hatred against the people who are truly being bullied by society. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review ashley h Tea and Sympathy is a fantastic film. It is about Tom Lee who is a sensitive boy of 17 whose lack of interest in the "manly" pursuits of sports or mountain climbing. John Kerr and Deborah Kerr give terrific performances. The screenplay is good but a little slow in places. Vincente Minnelli did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama. Tea and Sympathy is a must see. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 7.7/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2wR Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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