Inside Daisy Clover

I just saw Inside Daisy Clover and have to say that I did not really like it. It came out in 1965. For those of you who have not heard of it, the film follows a fifteen year old girl. She dreams of being a movie star, but when she finally gets her wish, things do not exactly go as planned.

The film was written by Robert Mulligan. The original novel that the film was based on and the screenplay were both written by Gavin Lambert.  I think that the real problem was the storyline. The film seemed really choppy. I also did not really identify with any of the characters. It was hard to root for anyone when I did not really get a sense of who they were. The actors all gave fairly adequate performances considering. I would really expect less from Robert Redford, Christopher Plummer, Natalie Wood, and Ruth Gordon.

I most likely would not recommend this film to anyone. It is not really a must-see!