“Liz and Dick” is a made-for-television movie about the relationship and the two marriages of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Director Lloyd Kramer (“The Five People You Meet in Heaven” 2004) employed enough production values, glamorous locales, glitzy costumes, The Diamond, etc., to cover up for bad acting and a threadbare teleplay by Christopher Monger, to actually make this an entertaining film to watch.
Lindsay Lohan and Grant Bowler carry this drama along with enough energy, with minimal talent, to portray the tempestuous lives of Taylor and Burton. They had just enough help from Kramer and producer Larry A. Thompson to get by. Co-stars include Theresa Russell, David Hunt, Tanya Franks, Charles Schaughnessy, David Eigenberg, and Creed Bratton as Darryl Zanuck.
The Lifetime Channel first aired this film on Nov. 25, 2012, and is available on DVD. “Liz and Dick,” giving us a glimpse into the lives of 1960’s and 1970’s icons Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, is a good example of a modern day B film, watchable and entertaining enough to qualify as the first act in a Saturday afternoon matinee double feature.
Liz and Dick (2012)
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My Review
“Liz and Dick” is a made-for-television movie about the relationship and the two marriages of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Director Lloyd Kramer (“The Five People You Meet in Heaven” 2004) employed enough production values, glamorous locales, glitzy costumes, The Diamond, etc., to cover up for bad acting and a threadbare teleplay by Christopher Monger, to actually make this an entertaining film to watch.
Lindsay Lohan and Grant Bowler carry this drama along with enough energy, with minimal talent, to portray the tempestuous lives of Taylor and Burton. They had just enough help from Kramer and producer Larry A. Thompson to get by. Co-stars include Theresa Russell, David Hunt, Tanya Franks, Charles Schaughnessy, David Eigenberg, and Creed Bratton as Darryl Zanuck.
The Lifetime Channel first aired this film on Nov. 25, 2012, and is available on DVD. “Liz and Dick,” giving us a glimpse into the lives of 1960’s and 1970’s icons Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, is a good example of a modern day B film, watchable and entertaining enough to qualify as the first act in a Saturday afternoon matinee double feature.