Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

atlasmb The central theme of this film (based on a true story) is that true love is strong enough to overcome all obstacles. The obstacle in this case is prejudice against those from other cultures. William Holden and Jennifer Jones play the American man and the Eurasian woman who meet in Hong Kong and find love despite the taboos they dare to challenge.The primary problem with this premise is that Jones, by appearance, is not convincingly and consistently Eurasian. She overcomes some of this by her manner and speech.As a fan of Holden, I cannot ignore a comparison with "Picnic", also released in 1955.In both films, Holden is the outsider--a rebellious figure viewed with suspicion, a flaunter of community standards. But in "Picnic", Holden's character must struggle to overcome his own doubts, making the struggle more meaningful and central to his character's development.In both films, there is a musical theme that is strong. In "Picnic", the theme is better used, an actual part of the action that links the two lovers together (through dance).In "Picnic", the love scenes are electric, charged with passion and a hunger for what might be called salvation. In "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing", the kisses are sometimes passionate, sometimes lukewarm, perhaps due to the emotional distance between the two stars, well documented.Though the love story in "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" can feel subordinate to the larger story of cultural differences, which is undeniably interesting, in "Picnic" the love story is what every element revolves around.

DKosty123 I am a fan of William Holden and this starring film at this time should have been better. Despite all the great scenery in Hong Kong, the script lets this one down. No wonder the theme song is much more famous than the film.Holden is a journalist and he meets a Female Doctor who has been widowed. Holden's wife who we never meet does not want to let him go, even though she has not seen him in 6 years. Such is the confusion of this plot, and the Doctor falls in love and carries a flame for this guy throughout. What is missing for everybody here is a back story.The ending is so predictable that I guessed it about the first 10 minutes. The scenery is the neat stuff here. The car Holden drives around is not the usual model. There is a CAT Vehicle at one point.Oh, if this really had a story, but it tries to wet 3 hankies without really drawing the viewer into anything except feeling how odd this relationship is. I got out the hankie when I realized how good this movie could have been, but it just does not get anywhere near where it should be.Sometimes the tree at the top of the hill needs to get cut down. I had the urge to rent a chain saw for the last scenes and say "enough already." The song Love is a Many Splendored Thing" is the only claim to long term fame this one has.

sol- Love blossoms between a half-Chinese doctor and an American correspondent in late 1940s Hong Kong in this glossy Hollywood romance starring Jennifer Jones and William Holden. The film looks exquisite with lots of mobile camera-work and dazzling Oscar winning costumes; Alfred Newman's rousing score also won an Oscar and is arguably the film's best feature, adding atmosphere throughout and never overbearing. While the film looks and sounds great though, the story is pretty bare bones. The only hindrances to the central romance are Jones considering her Chinese roots (something a little awkward since she never looks Chinese) and the question of whether or not Holden is genuine in his intentions since he does, after all, have a wife at home. It is not quite enough though to support a feature length film and while subplots involving a sister's romance and a sick little girl carry some interest, they ultimate add up to little. Indeed, once it becomes clear that Holden does in fact genuinely love her, little else in the way of suspense or mystery exists to drive the plot. The film was quite popular back in its day, winning a third Oscar for its theme song and receiving a Best Picture nomination (over Best Director nominee 'Bad Day at Black Rock'!) and the appeal is certainly understandable. The locations are great, the technical credits are top notch and Jones offers an appealing performance, but whether the film has much more to offer is highly questionable. It all depends upon what one is looking for in a film.

roddekker After watching this 1955 soap opera - I'm now convinced that love is not a many-splendored thing. No. It isn't.It was so easy to see, almost right from the start, where this trite, little Romantic-Drama was going. It held absolutely no surprises for this viewer. And its ending was one of the most laughable that I've seen in a mighty long time.And, if that wasn't bad enough - Strains of this film's title song swelled up so often throughout the course of the story that it ended up making me absolutely sick to death of hearing it.This film, now 60 years old, may have satisfied its audience back in the good, old days, but, today, it's just an easily-forgettable nothing of a picture, if you wanna know the truth.