Bang the Drum Slowly
Our third movie in as many days. Bang the Drum Slowly was a childhood favorite. I have proof I was more forgiving and more bright as a child. I saw past the horrible cheesy score. I ignored the complete inability of the director to show us baseball. I had no idea then how editing and lighting could make a better picture.
I just focused on the relationship between the lead characters. I must have appreciated the subtle performance of Michael Moriarty. I didn't know then that someday Robert DeNiro would end up playing Robert DeNiro in every film. I saw him underplay Bruce Pearson and I still thank him for that. A good, flawed film that, unfortunatly, could not be updated, but I'd love to see it remade.
