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Title: Don't bother to say hello
Review: A dreary adapatation of Hewingway's novel "A Farewell to Arms" by Selznick, starring Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones. It is a disaster that ended Selznick's career. Jennifer Jones at 38 is simply too old to play the heroine, who is supposed to be 23 or something. Hudson and Jones lack chemistry, and Hewingway's essence is nowhere to be found, this is a movie that was simply doomed. The Gary Cooper version is probably better. Selznick's decision to cast Jones was a fatal mistake. Don't bother to say hello to this movie, it might drain the spirit out of you, don't let the DVD cover of Hudson and Jones kissing fool you. This is a romance without any romantic elements, don't even compare this to "Gone with the wind", which is Selznick's calling card.
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