Title: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY
Product review: The opportunity to write a behind the scenes account of the making of one of the best films of all times has been missed by Sam Skaggs. While he has done a good amount of research, he has not been at all discerning in writing about what he has discovered. Nor has he availed himself of a good editor or a good copyeditor. The result is a repetitive mess of mixed metaphors and labored prose with little insight into the creative process of movie making. Finally, his search for meaning in even the most inconsequential details of Mankiewicz' screenplay and direction borders on ridiculous. Though Skaggs is acquainted with Freud (there's a chapter called, "Tell That To Dr. Freud Along With The Rest of It") he clearly has never learned that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
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