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A review by csd17
Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter by Sidney Poitier
4.0
I was lamenting the reoccurring late-70s/early-80s style online when someone made a reference to To Sir, With Love. Having meant to watch the classic for years, I did and was bowled over by Poitier and his talent. I had see him in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner years before, during my Hepburn period and had very little recollection of him... so I picked it up again to see why.
The reason, I determined after watching that, A Patch of Blue, and pretty much everything else my library would let me get my hands on, was because my memory was faulty. He was stunningly talented. The nuances, as he plays a young widower, and outshines veteran Hepburn and positively shames Tracy. The way you can see him think, in A Patch of Blue and that perfectly- timed finale in To Sir are breathtaking. Do yourself a favor and watch them all.
So, when I noticed the biography, I had to check it out. I found his stories/opinions every bit as thoughtful, precise, and full of value as the films mentioned above. At least try one or the other.
The reason, I determined after watching that, A Patch of Blue, and pretty much everything else my library would let me get my hands on, was because my memory was faulty. He was stunningly talented. The nuances, as he plays a young widower, and outshines veteran Hepburn and positively shames Tracy. The way you can see him think, in A Patch of Blue and that perfectly- timed finale in To Sir are breathtaking. Do yourself a favor and watch them all.
So, when I noticed the biography, I had to check it out. I found his stories/opinions every bit as thoughtful, precise, and full of value as the films mentioned above. At least try one or the other.