Science and the 60s just really never went that well together, apart from the decade before when the double helix was discovered...At least they tried. That's cute.
I have read the book from which this movie is based off of [Flowers for Algernon], and I'd have to say the film is quite true to the book, apart from how Charly figures out he's doomed. Cliff Robertson plays an OK Charly. I don't think he quite hit the hammer on the head with the portrayal of a person with an IQ of 59....his hands just look like he has arthritis, and the protruding lower lip is just ridiculous. OH! And is the audience not supposed to notice that Charly switches to using his right hand when he gets "smarter"?! You do still feel sorry for the chap when you see him getting tormented at work by his "friends" while he's totally unaware that these so-called friends are laughing AT him, not with him. And when he realizes his genius is doomed...Poor Charly.
Also, what the heck was with the random acid trip and Mrs. Kinnian...excuse me...Alice, decides to fall in love with Charly mere days after he forces himself upon her?! What happened to the feminist revolution of the 60s and 70s?!?! Some things just never change I guess.
All in all, this was a pretty good flick- it had the awesome 70s acting, awesome 70s hair-dos and tweed suits. It could be one for the vault though...read the book- it's 10 times better.
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