Life at the Top

Having married into north-country brass, Joe Lampton (Harvey) finds, a decade or so later, that life on top of the money tree is not that exciting. It's hard to sympathize with Joe (or indeed anyone in this seedy tale), who may have shed a tear over the grisly death of his true love in the superior Room at the Top but recovered soon enough to fulfil his ambition. The outcome of his boredom is an affair, but, as his disillusioned wife Susan (Simmons) proves, that's a game two can play. Despite a formidable cast, the big question - why bother? - hangs over the whole enterprise.