merelyaninnuendo Tom Jones2 And A Half Out Of 5Tom Jones is a plot driven feature of a tale that may walk on familiar structure but is still intriguing enough to invest in it. The characters in here maybe edgy, but the edge is blunt and safe, for the offered environment is sweet despite of possessing plenty of spicy ingredients, it just never kicks in.It is short on technical aspects like cinematography and editing but is rich on cinematography, background score, production and costume design. The camera work is beautiful and utterly pleasing with aesthetic places that draws the attention of the viewers and rest of it is left upon its excellent execution. The adaptation by John Osborne is smart and explicit if not gripping and the primary reason to that is the amount of time it takes to set the plots and characters. Tony Richardson; the director, has done an amazing work on executing the script as mentioned earlier, with the help of beautiful cinematography. The performance by Albert Finney as the protagonist is brilliant along with a supporting cast like Hugh Girffith, Diane Cilento, Jayce Redman and Edith Evans. Tom Jones is free from love and morale conflicts despite of revolving around it and its the maturity that keeps the audience tangled into it.

gavin6942 In eighteenth century England, "first cousins" Tom Jones (Albert Finney) and Master Blifil grew up together in privilege in the western countryside, but could not be more different in nature.This is a truly odd film. It could be a straight drama, but instead has a humor that is reminiscent of the works of Beaumarchais. Was the original novel this humorous? I have my doubts, but perhaps so. Even from the very beginning, we have a silent film gag that is more appropriate in a Mel Brooks movie.Strangely, today the words "Tom Jones" are never used to refer to the novel or the movie, but to the singer. His name is Thomas Jones Woodward, so whether or not he took his name from the book or just thought it sounded better than "Tom Woodward", I have no idea.

writers_reign This is yet another example of a movie weighed down with gongs and critical acclaim at the time - the so-called renaissance of British films aka the kitchen sink school - that seen today is both embarrassing and cringe-making. Albert Finney, always, like Hitchcock, vastly overrated, adds another wrongly overpraised character to his Arthur Seaton (Saturday Night And Sunday Morning)and leads a cast of British luvvies who have been encouraged to let their hair down and slum it in the interest of adding 'picaresque' to their CVs. John Osborne who had not yet joined the Establishment, has fun sending it up and allows himself at least one stinging satire in the hunting scene in which an innocent deer is torn to pieces by the hounds. Osborne allows Michael McLiammoir to narrate in the equivalent of Chapter Headings and the whole thing is totally forgettable.

Jackson Booth-Millard Most people will know the famous Welsh singer, but this is actually a period costume comedy adventure that I knew won a number of awards. Basically Tom Jones (Golden Globe winning, and Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Albert Finney) was abandoned as a baby, and brought up by Squire Allworthy (George Devine). Resented by the Squire's heir Blifil (David Warner), Tom grows up into a rascal, very fond of women, including the daughter of Squire Western (Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Hugh Griffith), Sophie (Susannah York), and discovered with local girl Molly Seagrim (Oscar nominated Diane Cilento), he is banished. After numerous adventures, he goes to London to make his fortune, meeting wealthy Lady Bellaston (Golden Globe nominated Joan Greenwood), while Squire Western's sister arranged Sophie and Blifil to marry. Sophie runs away, along with her cousin Mrs. Henriette Fitzpatrick (Rosalind Knight), and Tom is the one suspected of seducing Henriette. In the end, when it looks like Tom could be hanged, he is rescued in the nick of time, his real heritage is revealed, and he can court Sophie. Also starring Oscar and BAFTA nominated Edith Evans as Miss Western, Oscar nominated Joyce Redman as Mrs. Waters, Patsy Rowlands as Honor, Rosalind Atkinson as Mrs. Miller, Lynn Redgrave as Susan, Mary Poppins' David Tomlinson as Lord Fellamar, For Your Eyes Only's Julian Glover as Lt. Northerton, and narrated by Micheál MacLiammóir. It is interesting to see a British film of this sort getting all the hype it did, but it is also good incite into 1960's "Swinging England" cinema, and Hollywood was more attracted to filming in Britain, which is great. It won the Oscar for Best Director for Tony Richardson, Best Music for John Addison, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium and Best Picture, and it was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, it won the BAFTAs for Best British Film, Best British Screenplay and Best Film from any Source, and it won the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy and the Samuel Goldwyn Award, and it was nominated for Best Director. Good!