Review of Period of Adjustment

Aren't there enough bad marriages in the world to dispense with a feature film highlighting couples fighting? How is this a Christmas film other than taking place on Christmas Eve? Listening to Jane Fonda's character scream horrible things to Jim Hutton's character for most of the movie isn't fun. Especially with Jane Fonda's shrill, fake-southern-accent voice. Why oh why does Jane Fonda have to play a southern woman? It certainly doesn't make her more lovable, that's for sure. A bride on her wedding night like "Mrs. Haverstick" is about as cuddly as a porcupine. Who can blame Mr. Haverstick for deeply regretting his ill-considered elopement with his hospital nurse (who is fired for playing "doctor" with her patient) on a whim? Anthony Fraciosa as Haverstick's Korean War buddy in a marriage of financial advantage to Lois Nettleton are no better. How Jane Fonda said yes to this atrocious script I can only wonder. I thought by 1960 she had enough clout as Henry Fonda's daughter to be more selective. If this is truly based on a stage play by Tennessee Williams, I really am stumped. Anyway, if you have a couple of hours of downtime with nothing better to do and you think you can endure listening to married couples squabble, be my guest. There are far worse sins.