Roman Holiday
SCORE: 78
We had a reader request to review Roman
Holiday. Apologies it took so long to get on the schedule. This is an
interesting movie from 1953. There are so many interesting things going
on. First off it is about a princess (played by Audrey Hepburn) who
wants to experience the world. She is on a tour of Europe. She wants to
really see the people, and have some fun.
An American newspaper man (played by Gregory Peck) runs across her and
pretends to not know who she is. He accepts her lie, and she accepts
his. The two of them have a wonderful day in Rome where they fall in
love. The newspaper man plans on using what he learns for a story that
will make him wealthy.
Even though the princess loves him, she winds up returning to her
duties. She is more in command when she returns. The newspaper man is
changed as well. He can not write the story, or let the pictures be
published. So he protects her, and keeps the truth from the public.
In this day and age it can be difficult to understand someone not
wanting to cash in. With all these people doing strange things on
reality TV for a few dollars, it is interesting to see a time when the
press would cover things up, and hide things from the public. Although
what we learned about FDR, and JFK years later we should not be
surprised. The media would keep things from the public to further their
favorites. Now that I think about it, certain media outlets ignoring
stories or covering them up continues to this day.
There is a fight in Roman Holiday. Plenty of deception and lies. The
princess sleeps in a strange man’s room who is not her husband. No hanky
panky though. There is humor as one man gets drinks dumped on him.
Alcohol and cigarettes are present in Roman Holiday. People are more
prim and proper in this movie. There are a fair amount of bonus
features.
- Paul
Graphics: 70%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 80%
Gameplay: 90%
Family Friendly Factor: 80%
System: DVD
Publisher: Paramount
Developer: Paramount
Rating: ‘NR’
for Not Rated
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