Conrack Review
The best of the films made from Pat_Conroy novels, Conrack is missing much of the overwrought melodrama that characterized adaptations such as The Prince of Tides or The Lords of Discipline. Jon_Voight's convincing performance prevents the amiable Conrack (based on the author's memoir -The Water is Wide) from succumbing to the sentimentality of the other films. Voight's work as the young Conroy was a departure from the more offbeat, challenging roles the actor had chosen up to that time, including his Oscar-nominated work in 1969's Midnight_Cowboy. Director Martin_Ritt gives the film a gentle, easygoing feel that helps capture the mood of rural South Carolina; the film's rhythms may seem dated to modern audiences. Conrack fits into the rather overstuffed Hollywood tradition of "inspirational teacher" movies, including Blackboard_Jungle and Stand and Deliver. Brendon Hanley, Rovi
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