USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting)

V.I.P.s, The

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

V.I.P.s, The -- Minor-league "Grand Hotel" set in a London airport where anxious characters fretfully waiting for a flight delayed by fog conditions. As the fog deepens, the plot diddles with the tax problems of movie mogul Orson Welles, the merger being fought by tractor manufacturer Rod Taylor and devoted secretary Maggie Smith, the flat bank book of dutchess Margaret Rutherford and the discomforts of pampered wife Liz Taylor at leaving tycoon husband Richard Burton for continental hustler Louis Jourdan. Director Anthony Asquith's glossy treatment of this soap-opera stew turns it into grade-A trash, of interest mainly to students of bad taste. (A-III) (br) ( 1963 )

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.