▁it ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁take ▁them ▁seriously . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁hand ic ap ▁the ▁picture ▁does ▁not ▁entirely ▁overcome ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁Rose anna ▁Mc Co y , ▁as ▁adapted ▁by ▁John ▁Col lier , ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁as ▁much ▁heart ▁or ▁narr ative ▁integrity ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁Al berta ▁Hann um ▁novel ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁based . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet ▁quality ▁to ▁the ▁written ▁rom ance ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁come ▁through ▁on ▁the ▁screen . ▁The ▁director ▁has ▁pointed ▁all ▁his ▁action ▁toward ▁the ▁in ev itable ▁gun ▁cl ash ▁between ▁the ▁cl ans ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁l ively , ▁no isy ▁battle , ▁but ▁somehow ▁its ▁effect ▁is ▁ant ic lim atic ▁and , ▁in ▁this ▁spect ator ' s ▁opinion , ▁height ens ▁the ▁feeling ▁that ▁Rose anna ▁Mc Co y ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁valid ▁dram atic ▁achiev ement . ▁That ▁the ▁producer ▁stro ve ▁to ▁re create ▁an ▁authentic ▁picture ▁of ▁early ▁American ▁super st itions ▁and ▁ignor ance ▁is ▁quite ▁evident , ▁but , ▁like ▁the ▁D od gers , ▁the ▁opposition ▁apparently ▁was ▁too ▁much ▁for ▁him ▁this ▁time ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 9 ▁films ▁Category : American ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁based ▁on ▁actual ▁events ▁Category : Fil ms ▁set ▁in ▁App al ach ia ▁Category : Fil ms ▁set ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁Category : Fil ms ▁set ▁in ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Category : Fil ms ▁set