Noel Aguirre
Supporter
Well I for one am glad Sydney Pollack thought differntly and the director’s cut made for a more balanced film. The Streisand cut of course would have more of her but in this case I think “less is more.” Redford probably is tired of discussing it. LolI watched this last night, and I thought it was terrific. The picture looks better than I expected for a film of this age. I also think the additional material in the new edition really works. I think it really shows Katie as a person who wouldn't change her principles, even for the person she loved -- even for her child, who'd never know her father. (That's an antiquated notion, I think -- one that wouldn't be included if the film was made now.) Despite a few things that probably would be written differently if the film was made today, I think this one stands the test of time. Is it Streisand's best role? It might be. It's not Redford's best role, but he's great in it. I bought this to be part of my collection of Redford films, even though it's primarily about Streisand's character, and she really owns the picture. For that reason, I think she was right to insist on the changes to the film for this edition. (I'm pretty sure Redford is on record, too, saying that he thought the deleted scenes should be included.)