F. Scott Fitzgerald did run a bit to language with his writing and this all-too literal adaptation suffers a bit from a lack of pruning. Consequently, we have a great deal of dialogue and perhaps not enough passion from a cast who seem curiously disconnected from the story. That plot revolves around some gradually evolving marital dysfunction which peppered with some flashbacks introduces us to "Nicole" (Jennifer Jones) who is married to "Dick" (Jason Robards) who used to be the psychiatrist helping her with her dypsomania. The story now takes us on a roller-coaster ride of alcohol-fuelled neu…
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