What a cruel and unfortunate showcase for the talents of James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams! "On Golden Pond" was more difficult to watch on Broadway than the film that served as
a final resting place for Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn and that offered Jane Fonda an opportunity to immortalize her father's cold-hearted dislike for her. It's even more difficult to watch Jones and Uggams portray WASPs who, by their own admission in this ill-fated play, do
not belong in Maine, where "On Golden Pond" unfolds. Nor do they belong on Broadway.
Jack Myers Entertainment Report's entertainment rating system is based on a maximum of five jacks and a minimum of zero jacks. 0 = awful; 1 = pretty bad; 2 = okay
but don't go out of your way to see it; 3 = reasonably good but not special; 4 = very good and worth paying
attention to; 5 = exceptional. Opinions are based on my own likes, dislikes and preferences.
