Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Masterful Movie

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Watching the first hour of the movie after many, many years of not seeing it since then (I am 67 years old)...Strange movie. When it starts, it seems that you're already in the middle of the movie! You're trying to figure out the picture! Not a very good movie in terms of how it is presented. Good actors. Maria Schell & & Yul Vrynner are the most appealing, followed by Richard Basehart. The bearded father played by Lee J. Cobb is a rather annoying character (although generally I like Lee J. Cobb). Very unappealing. I like William Shatner but his character in the picture is just a two-dimensional character plotted-in (like Albert Salmi). The movie has a strange attraction but overall the taste of this wine is not as good as the initial smell & color! Poorly conceived movie. The music score by Kaper is disappointing so far, especially the abrupt singing section in the Main Title. For a "serious" movie, this movie does not really deserve your serious attention. Watching it completely thru once only is enough....

I was reading The Brothers Karamazov when this movie came on TCM. I recorded it and then watched it after I finished the book. There is no way that any movie could have duplicated this long, rambling book full of digressions, religious and psychological discussions, Russian nationalism, and satirical descriptions of inept doctors and lawyers. As a movie, it follows the basic plot well enough, ironing out the complexities and complications to make it a movie. A basic movie plot.Well, it's not all that much of a story by itself. The romance is unconvincing; there is little suspense or mystery. The production values are okay. It looks like we are in backwoods 19th century Russia, but, at the same time, it is hardly impressive.Lee Cobb makes a caricature in the book into a real person. Maria Schell plays a character who is supposed to have an infectious smile, but she smiles so much in the movie that it seems like a psychiatric condition. The rest of the cast is okay. Without the book's long back stories the characters have no depth in this movie and their motivations can be bewildering.

I was not expecting to like this movie...I usually don't care for movies that are 2 1/2 hours long and are based on a classic Russian novel. However, after only watching 5 minutes at the beginning, I was totally pulled in and stayed for the entire movie! Yul Brynner was terrific in his role and was as was Lee J. Cobb. William Shatner (in his earliest starring role) is fun to watch because every so often one can see Captain Kirk in him. The issues discussed (is there a God?...is there right and wrong?) are treated in a way without getting pretentious and preachy. The story of greed, living life to its fullest, deception, and shame drives the story along at a good pace.The film probably does not follow the book closely (as most Hollywood production tend to change things around), however, this film stands alone as a powerful movie, regardless of how little it followed the book.

The earthy intense smoking emotional energy of the actors pulls in the watcher. It stamps the viewer forever. A visit through movie watching becomes a memory that stays stamped on the viewer for eternity or as in my case a lifetime.Emotional fencing supported by the physical threat of violence wrapped in raw pure need and desire fired with a tight steal corset of greed. This movie is all of this and more. Why it is not higher in the rating is certainly a puzzle.Yul Brynner is timeless, and nails his character. Yul Brynner .... Dmitri Karamazov Character of strength and entitlement nails this character.Maria Schell .... Grushenka;Claire Bloom .... Katya, The female characters played well off each other. Lee J. Cobb .... Father Karamazov Cobb unbending with favorites who anoints the chosen one with forgivenessAlbert Salmi .... Smerdjakov William Shatner .... Alexi Karamazov Star Trek Captain character is not to be seen in this role, but his promise does shine through. Richard Basehart .... Ivan Karamazov The Submarine Captain of the future TV series, his strong voice, in this role he is a great. Judith Evelyn .... Mme. Anna Hohlakov Edgar Stehli .... Grigory Harry Townes .... Ippoli Kirillov Miko Oscard .... Ilyusha Snegiryov David Opatoshu .... Capt. Snegiryov Simon Oakland .... Mavrayek Frank DeKova .... Capt. Vrublevski (as Frank de Kova) Jay Adler .... Pawnbroker I truly enjoyed this movie, it is one of my favorites, and has stayed with me over 40 years. That being said it definably struck a fiber cord with in my being