The content struggles mightily to overcome the mediocre packaging and only partially succeeds. The camerawork shows occasional flair and the story is grand and full of meaning even if it is predictable. The acting is pretty terrible though, the montages are tiring, and the hamfistedness of the grandiose enterprise gets old.

Maybe I'm judging this too harshly as it was nominated for several Academy Awards, but Cavalcade really does not hold up on any level. The film aims to be a historical epic but feels more like a half assed Cliffs notes of the first third of the 20th century. We are given little reason to care about the bland characters, who merely react these events but instead of being changed by them. The direction is sub par and acting can be downright awful. My pick for the Worst Best Picture winner.

Better than I thought it would be. A bit too episodic but very earnest in its way. And not so much a history lesson as a portrait of people.

Two of the more excruciatingly boring hours of my life. And the worst Best Picture winner of all time, for sure. 'nough said. [Edit: I have now seen 'Tom Jones' and is no longer confident that 'Cavalcade' is, indeed, the worst. Stay away from both at all costs!]

Decent, but you wonder why it won the Oscar for Best Picture that year. Nobody *really* cares about this movie anymore; it took years and years to make it to home video