A Patch of Blue

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Feb 2, 2019 The best romance movie ever made! With the best movie score ever composed!

Rey M Aug 12, 2017 Such a great film! It exemplifies kindness in the face of adversity, which is something everyone could use a little more of. And you can never go wrong with anything that Sidney Poitier is in! See more

Ron S Jun 10, 2017 An OK film, but it didn't grab me the way I thought it would. I expected more and it was a tad dull at times. (First and only viewing - 6/14/2017) See more

Rey W Mar 5, 2017 For the most part, it is a fine film. Great performance from Elizabeth Hartman. Yes its dated but not in a bad way. But it in no way deserves this high overall rating. My real problem with it is Shelley Winters. She recieved a most undeserved Oscar for this. She plays it as a one dimensional horrid comic book character. She is allowed to be so over the top that parts of it are almost laughable (when she confronts Sidney Poitier at the end). If the writing and directing only let her be fully developed human being, with nuances and depth. Cartoon villians are easy to play. See more

Leia S Sep 4, 2015 Pretty good despite being predictable.

Ron L Mar 20, 2012 One of my favorite movies. It is flawless and full of meaning, the opposite of a typical Hollywood movie. There are no clichés or formulas followed. Every step is unpredictable before it happens, yet so real as it unfolds, it doesn't feel like a movie at all. In 1965, a black man (Sidney Poitier) happens upon a blind young white woman (Elizabeth Hartman), who lives with an abusive mother (Shelly Winters) and drunken grandfather (Wallace Ford). The range of emotions goes from heartbreaking to rapturous. You don't need to know any more than that it's well worth watching, and rewatching. See more

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