A star vehicle for Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, The Sandpiper is one of Minnelli's most embarrassing films, which is poorly scripted (by Dalton Trumbo), helmed, and acted and doesn't even qualify as high camp.
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07/23/09
The Sandpiper (1965)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:1
Rotten:7
Average Rating:3.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: This passionate love story, set against the magnificent background of California's Big Sur, features Elizabeth Taylor as a free-spirited artist and Richard Burton as a conservative minister. Their... [More]
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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Trite and often ponderous in its philosophizing by the two principals.
07/18/08
Top CriticIt must rank as one of the most expensive and pretentious loads of garbage ever foisted upon an adoring public.
12/19/07
Take a snapshot of Taylor next to her wooden likeness and you'd need a caption to distinguish between the two.
01/15/07
Underrated feminist drama.
08/26/06
A truly dire romantic melodrama.
06/24/06
Don't let it fool you. It's the same old Hollywood stuff.
05/09/05
Top CriticCampy.
01/10/04
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