
The movie tells the true story of Diana Barrymore, a theatrical actress who acted on both stage and screen was once part of the legendary Barrymore family. Behind the cameras and backstage, Diana Barrymore would suffer through alcohol and drugs.... (Full plot summary below)
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The movie tells the true story of Diana Barrymore, a theatrical actress who acted on both stage and screen was once part of the legendary Barrymore family. Behind the cameras and backstage, Diana Barrymore would suffer through alcohol and drugs.
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| User ReviewAllan CNot very good tell-all type of sensationalistic biography of John Barrymore's daughter Diana, going from an innocent schoolgirl to a Hollywood party girl. On it's own, the main point of interest of this film is Errol Flynn as the drunken John Barrymore, which was not so far removed from Flynn's real-life debauched lifestyle. Another factor outside of the film that added entertainment value is that Diana Barrymore is Drew Barrymore's aunt, making this film somewhat prescient for Drew's early years as "Little Girl Lost." Overall, this is basically a Lifetime channel camp drama about 50 year's before there were Lifetime movies to make fun of. However, it's a fairly entertaining of one. |
| User ReviewRichard Dgood bio-pic of john barrymore's daughter, Diana |
| User ReviewScott SToo Much, Too Soon (1958) -- [6.5] -- Dorothy Malone and Errol Flynn play father and daughter John and Diana Barrymore, real-life members of Hollywood's famous Barrymore family, both of whom suffered famously from alcoholism. Flynn is very good here in the final noteworthy role of his career. Malone, two years after her Oscar win for "Written on the Wind", is hit and miss -- less convincing as the younger Diana but better in her later, 'circling the drain' years. The first half of the movie is a tense and poignant look at John and Diana's estranged relationship. At John's spooky mansion -- like something out of "Citizen Kane" or "Sunset Boulevard" -- alcoholic fits of rage are balanced with genuine regrets and sincere pleas. The pathos is palpable, especially in Flynn's performance. After John dies at the movie's mid-point, the film shifts focus to Diana as she inherits her father's demons and begins her own downward spiral. Unfortunately, the film is a case of art imitating life... imitating art. Flynn, here playing his old drinking buddy John, would die at the age of 50 just one year after the film was released. Alcohol played a heavy hand in his body's rapid deterioration. And even though the film hints at a potential happy ending for Diana, the troubled actress would soon take her own life in early 1960 at the age of 38. |
| User ReviewRobbie KNot very good tell-all type of sensationalistic biography of John Barrymore's daughter Diana, going from an innocent schoolgirl to a Hollywood party girl. On it's own, the main point of interest of this film is Errol Flynn as the drunken John Barrymore, which was not so far removed from Flynn's real-life debauched lifestyle. Another factor outside of the film that added entertainment value is that Diana Barrymore is Drew Barrymore's aunt, making this film somewhat prescient for Drew's early years as "Little Girl Lost." Overall, this is basically a Lifetime channel camp drama about 50 year's before there were Lifetime movies to make fun of. However, it's a fairly entertaining of one. |
| User ReviewAntonius BNot very good tell-all type of sensationalistic biography of John Barrymore's daughter Diana, going from an innocent schoolgirl to a Hollywood party girl. On it's own, the main point of interest of this film is Errol Flynn as the drunken John Barrymore, which was not so far removed from Flynn's real-life debauched lifestyle. Another factor outside of the film that added entertainment value is that Diana Barrymore is Drew Barrymore's aunt, making this film somewhat prescient for Drew's early years as "Little Girl Lost." Overall, this is basically a Lifetime channel camp drama about 50 year's before there were Lifetime movies to make fun of. However, it's a fairly entertaining of one. |
| User ReviewWilliam Mnot much to recommend this - a privileged girl acts out and never makes it back (as evidenced by her death shortly after the book and it's movie were released). Reasonably well acted, just not compelling |
| User ReviewPatricio PLots of juicy potential, and loaded with hams, but really pretty full. |
| User ReviewPat PLots of juicy potential, and loaded with hams, but really pretty full. |