Review – Wise Blood

It goes without saying – though I’ll say it anyway just for the record – that this isn’t as good as the source novel. But then again, Flannery O’Connor is one of the greatest writers in American history, and Wise Blood is one of her best works. Still, John Huston does a solid job directing, and Brad Dourif plays Hazel Motes quite well. Though it lacks a good deal of literary nuance, it’s still a reasonably good picture of lower class Southern white men and their struggles with religion, race and masculinity. Mildly amusing