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Title: Likable Steinbeck Adaptation
Review: If memory serves, "Cannery Row" had a troubled history making it to the screen. Raquel Welch was fired from the film and subsequently sued the studio. A myriad of production and release delays ensued. When it finally made it to theatres it was met with tepid critical and commercial reaction. Viewing it some twenty-five years on my response is that this is a nice film. My only real criticism is that it drags on occasion but sails by on good vibes. The film is populated with affable eccentrics that tug at your heart portayed by terrific character actors like M. Emmett Walsh, Audra Lindley, and Frank McCrae. The central romance between Nick Nolte's Doc and Debra Winger's Suzy is palpable and emits definite electricity. "Cannery Row" is a sleeper well worth pursuing.
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