although this movie be make 8 year before i be and i saw it for the first time yesterday and i be blow away . i have spend my life miss what have just become one of my favorite movie of all time . the acting be superb and the storyline riveting and the character be people you could care about . max be my personal favorite . there be a quiet and tragic dignity to him . i expect something to be reveal about him but be not prepare for the truth . i have always like william holden but my experience with gloria swanson be limited to her brief role in airport 75. i will now look for more movie by her . what an expressive face . it be fun to try to recognize some of the old time actor that be portray themselves . an all around excellent movie . one i truly regret have wait this long to see . but it be definitely a case of good late than never .