Oh George and Martha - one evening with these guys and you'll feel like you'll need a weekend away! Sadly we lost Mike Nichols last year, but it was his craft as director - as well as Burton and Taylor's genius - to be able to put us completely through the emotional ringer and yet never wholly resent spending two hours with such a revoltingly riveting, claustrophobic couple. Namely because throughout all the teasing, testing, games, rows, love, hatred and drinking we learn so much about this perversely unorthodox (or totally ordinary?) marriage - and most certainly something of our own relationships along the way. A fickle observation perhaps, but living through the tiresome perfection of 21st century CGI, I couldn't help but wonder if Burton's scarred skin would have been 'cleaned up' in post these days? Great to see real stars used to be real people!
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