Title: Self indulgent misrepresentation of a great story
Product review: If you only watch the first 20 or 30 minutes you'd think you were watching a remake of "A Farewell to Arms" rather than a remake of the film with the same title. The makers would have been better served to continue with that tack rather than backtracking to "The Razor's Edge" as the ambulance scene is probably the best part of this movie. The resulting fiasco has an all too pervasive "Animal House" or "Meatballs" feel. The soul of the story is totally absent. The original version with Tyrone Power is a must see. The book by Somerset Maugham is a must read. This prattle should be taken from the market as an injustice. I read somewhere the studio allowed Bill Murray to make this film as a reward for big box office moneymakers like Ghostbusters, Meatballs, and Stripes. He went to a place he had no business in. The deadpan arm dragging just doesn't cut it in a powerful story such as this. It is a travesty. Shameful.
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