"Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf"... Don't be... the review

This is a film from 1966 starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, based on a play. It is a talkfest as films based on plays are, but there is never a dull moment. Burton is a college professor ; he and Ms Taylor have an interesting marriage to say the least, full of shouting and insults. The movie takes place over a whole night ; George(Burton) and Martha(Ms Taylor) have a couple over to the house after a party, and they quickly get sucked into their cruel and viscous games. On one hand, you have to wonder why they just don't leave, but, like the viewer, they are watching(and are part of) a train wreck that you can't take your eyes off of. This was a bold movie for it's day ; I read somewhere that the ratings system got started on account of this film. Ms Taylor deserved the Oscar she got for this ; she is totally mesmerizing. I'm still not sure I understood everything that went on but it doesn't matter much ; I was engrossed by these people. Not a feel-good movie at all, I would recommend it for a rainy afternoon, as I had this afternoon. Not great art, but kind of fun trying to see what these people will do or say next, and I would say a touching ending.

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