Marie Strauss

A friend and I went to see The Great Escaper recently. I had no idea what the movie was about except that it starred two wonderful actors, Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson. It was a touching and wonderfully acted true story, and I would encourage movie goers to see it. It’s sad, funny, romantic and I could easily sit and watch it again.

It wasn’t bad. Certainly not as good as I thought it would be. I still don’t know why people raved about it. I am definitely an Elvis fan, and loved his early music, but I liked his ballads much better. His music changed when he came back from Germany. The movie didn’t focus on that at all. I am also not a great fan of Baz Luhrmann movies. They lack reality.