BoomerDT Don Siegel's 1971 version was a taut gothic thriller, a tale of repressed sexuality as Clint Eastwood portrays a wounded Union soldier found behind enemy lines next to the property of girls boarding school. The presence of a virile man stirs the sexual hormones of the principals at the academy which included a middle-aged headmistress...whose sexual experience consisted of an incestuous affair with her brother, a 20ish virginal teacher, a slave, a sexy teenager and a 12 year old girl just hitting puberty. Clint's character quickly realizes how his sexuality is easily able to manipulate the women into what could be a very soft life while he is waiting to finish for the war to finish. Sophia Coppola's version has none of the sexual tension of the original with no real background or development of the characters. In the interest of PC the slave character is left out, as was the incest flashback. Colin Ferrell as the soldier isn't a fascinating presence as was Eastwood was and doesn't project the potential terror that Clint did. If you find this plot premise interesting do yourself a favor and view the original.

ghcheese I found this to be very delightful. Such lovely girls and women. But don't forget a women's scorn. Sadly I do believe most of us men would have died in this predicament. I have to say it is a must watch. And for you married men be careful which one you tell your wife you will go for. It was somewhat predictable. But I thought with a women's making they would have made the man more disgustingly perfect. And he would have fallen for the right girl in the end. Story line that makes one ill. But no they actually went the way I think most men would go.

851222 Greetings from Lithuania."The Beguiled" (2017) is a good movie. It was very solidly directed, nicely written drama that kinda surprised me in a second half of the movie. I haven't saw the original, nor read the book, nor i intend to it. I liked this movie.Overall, craftsmanship of this movie was good. Acting was pretty good, although nothing that special. Set design was solid and like i said i liked the kinda unexpected turn the story made. This is a slow movie which won't please anyone that is for sure, but its a good movie - that i'm sure either.

jbrader1 I'll give this movie as much time on the review as it deserves since it already wasted so much of my time. HORRIBLE & BORING. To bad because it was filled with a very talented cast.