Where can I even begin on this picture? Tom Jones, the movie, not the Welshman that sings, won Best Picture in 1963. Why it won Best Picture, I am not really sure. The Academy is known for making some questionable choices and this is one of those ones that I question.
I have not seen the other four films nominated for Best Picture that year so maybe Tom Jones was the best there was. Without having actually seen it, I would guess Cleopatra would be more interesting than this film.
The majority of the characters in Tom Jones, including the title character, are not likeable. The pace of the movie is odd. While there is an attempt at humor, something about it just does not work. The score was also borderline annoying.
I was amused when I figured out that the lead actor was Daddy Warbucks from the 1982 film version of Annie. I barely noticed him with hair.
