Dark Passage (Keepcase)
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Movie Reviews of Dark Passage (Keepcase)
Movie Review: Truly a dark Passage
Summary: 5 Stars
Vincent Parry (Humphrey Bogart) is imprisoned for killing his wife. Irene Jensen (Lauren Bacall) who had her father falsely imprisoned for the same thing assumes that Vincent is also falsely accused and waits for her chance to help with his escape. For quite some time we only see the world through his eyes, and never see his face. This perspective has been very effective in other movies and adds to the mystery in this movie.
Who is the guy with the circus tent upholstery in his car?
Will he prove to be innocent?
And will the man and woman strike up a relationship?
What perils lie ahead?
All right this is for all you analyzers these movies contain similar themes:
The escape scene is a classic and the barrel is used again in "Wrongfully Accused" (1998).
The first person prospective is used again in "It Came From Outer Space" (1953) where you see the world from an alien viewpoint.
(Agnes Moorhead) The orange car is close to the red hair in "Bachelor in Paradise" (1961).
The end relates to "On the Beach" (1959).
Second time through this movie, you will find your self, rooting for the good guy, want to warn him that you saw the movie before, and know what is going to happen. However, does he listen? Of course not. Nevertheless, maybe next time he will. Get out your popcorn and be aware of strangers barring chocolates.
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Movie Review: Dark Passage
Summary: 5 Stars
Filmed on location in San Francisco, this inventive noir is the third of the legendary Bogart-Bacall pairings, and hinges on the unusual face-transformation plot point: For the first part of the film, Daves presents the action using a point-of-view camera shot, in which we see everything through Vincent's eyes. Once his bandages are removed, the objective perspective is restored, and Bogart appears for the first time. This visual gimmick and the sexual chemistry between the two leads is half the fun of watching "Passage" and then there's Agnes Moorehead, who vamps it up as a shrewish deviant named Madge. For a first-rate mystery-thriller, "Dark Passage" leads the way.Movie Review: Fine noir thriller with Bogart and Bacall
Summary: 5 Stars
This neat noir film has a great pairing by Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall of a wrongly-imprisoned man who turns the tables on an old nemesis. Bogart's character seems to have more than nine lives as he dodges one close call after another. Bogart's face is wrapped in bandages for most of the movie, upon which he sets out to confront a waspish, scheming harridan, in a great turn by Agnes Moorehead. The supporting cast is good, along with the San Francisco locations but the chemistry between Bogart and Bacall make this implausible story work.Movie Review: The Romance is what gets me!
Summary: 5 Stars
With characters dropping like flies, Bacall, blinded by love, refuses to believe what anybody would believe (and she's right!). The scene where he leaves, never to see her again is perfect. The call from the bus station, the way he stammers through his instructions. The scene in Pieta, Peru where they see each other and, without a word, she moves into his arms and they begin to dance. The convoluted plot twists and turns...but the romance of this movie is a beautiful thing.Movie Review: This FIlm Does Justice to Noir
Summary: 5 Stars
Dark Passage features a lot of breaking of the fourth wall (person speaking directly into the camera), and for the first twenty minutes or so of the film, the anti-hero (Bogart) is not seen; only his voice is heard. Other than "Caged," this is one of Agnes Moorehead's meatier roles. This Delmar Daves directed film does justice to the noir era.