USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting)

Too Much Too Soon

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Too Much Too Soon -- In this account of the troubled life of Diana Barrymore (Dorothy Malone), she leaves her domineering mother, writer Michael Strange (Neva Patterson), for an acting career in Hollywood but fails badly, then sees her father, John Barrymore (Errol Flynn), die of alcoholism and becomes one herself. Directed by Art Napoleon, the glossy proceedings have little depth and are mostly unconvincing, except for Flynn's compelling performance as a gifted actor who's lost his bearings. Violence, sexual situations and alcoholic excess. (A-III) (br) ( 1958 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.