Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

turnbull50 One of my favourite films of the 1940's I love the way Jennifer Jones plays herself from being a schoolgirl to an adult women. The acting is excellent. The ending is stunning with the green tint and technicolor portrait at the end.

walkermarlene I first saw Portrait of Jennie when I was 8 years old (63 years ago) and have never forgotten it. Mesmerized me and I have always wanted to see it again. My daughter got me a copy on DVD as a surprise for Christmas which I am watching for the third time today. Beautiful love story.

jeanettert This movie takes a romantic notion and makes it creepy. The idea that if two people are meant to be together neither distance nor time can separate them is lovely, but using the adult actress as the young child when the couple first meets is so creepy. That's the word that kept coming to me as I was watching this movie, creepy, creepy, creepy.Jennifer Jones is an adult playing a child when Joseph Cotton's character first meets her and the voice she uses and the song she sings are so creepy. Her being an adult playing a child (not clear on the age but definitely pre-teen years) and having this man be obsessed with her is just disturbing. If they had cast a little girl that looked like her, there still would have been a pedophilia element, I guess, but it would have been easier to believe he didn't have sexual feelings about her than it is when she is obviously an adult on her knees. Ick. Even better, why not have him first meet her when he is a child. The child version of her could have come to him when he was a child. That would have been so much better.Even if you can get past the hints of pedophilia, the movie is still mawkish. The music and the voice-over are so sappy and melodramatic. So, it is both creepy and syrupy.Now, for the good stuff. Ethel Barrymore is excellent. The special effects are fun. I think I jumped at the lightning. The shot of the spiral staircase is lovely and eerie. The canvas effects are fun at first but get tiresome. I always enjoy Joseph Cotten, and I guess I'm glad I watched it.

LeonLouisRicci It's Tempting to say that this is a bit Overrated and that the Audiences and Critics at the Time of its Release were Right. It got Mediocre Reviews at Best and was a Flop at the Box Office. So much so that it was Redone and Re-Released Several Times, once with a New Title, "Tidal Wave".None of that Helped and it took Years, most Likely Young Adults and Teenagers catching it on TV in the 50's and 60's, for its Reputation to Grow to its Status of Today. That being, A Classic, and one of the Best Romantic Films of All Time. But...It is Overrated and so Overwrought that it Misses the Boat to be one Thing or Another. The Romantic Infatuation is Certainly Nothing New, the Ghost Angle ditto, and the Whole Movie is so Drenched in Heavenly Music and Religious Righteousness and Symbolism that makes the Ethereal Elements so Central to the Subconscious, or Soul if You Prefer, just so much Hollywood Hokum and Over DonenessIt is Slightly Different and the Cinematography is Effectively Moody and the Film does Manage to be Engaging at Times, Overall Jennifer Jones seems more like a Mannequin than a Muse and has but One Lovely, Staring and Confusing Look. Joseph Cotton fares Somewhat better but may be Miscast so that doesn't Help. The Supporters make up for most of that and keep Things Interesting. What is here is a better than Average Supernatural Movie, but hardly an Artistic Masterpiece. Oh and that Corny, Academy Award Winning Storm Finale may be the most Overrated Part of this Film.