Negative Positive
Title: Better whole than perfect
Review: Now that the film is more complete, it is probably less perfect, which may be why I like it better.The completed version, the original of which provided the symbols for my nightmares (I was draft age during Vietnam), is less univocal in its grim assessment of life as a war with self. The notable additions are the comical and sexy material that was deleted. Some of the additions, notably the love scene, are monumentally bad ideas (i.e., the wheezy music and cheesy sentiments). At times Sheen, who seems made of angst in the original, shows a face that is out of character, as if he were suddenly grinning at the camera, Tom Jones style.Coppola's additions have brought life to this film, which makes it seem shorter though he added almost an hour to an already long movie.I watched it last night and will watch it again.
Is the review positive or negative? 