Five Card Stud
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Movie Reviews of Five Card Stud
Movie Review: Dean-o
Summary: 5 Stars
Having always been a big fan of Dean Martin whether he was singing or acting, I have always loved this particular film of his due to the serious nature of the film and the great acting of Dean. Robert Mitchum is great, as always, and he & Dean take this western to new heights.Movie Review: Great movie
Summary: 5 Stars
The movie is in new condition! I bought it for my husband he had never seen it. It arrived packaged well and didn't have to wait very long on it being shipped.
Movie Review: very good
Summary: 5 Stars
THIS VIDEO WAS A VERY GOOD MOVIE.
I LOVE DEAN MARTIN IN EVERYTHING ESPECIALLY WESTERNS
Movie Review: five card stud
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent movie. I was not disappointed. Kudo's to Amazon for being so honest in dealing with me.Movie Review: Entertaining Murder Mystery
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes, this is first and foremost a murder mystery rather than a Western, but the Western ingredients are oh so tasty as well. By no means a traditional Western, the plot is offbeat enough (borrowing heavily from Agatha Christie) that you can imagine it as a spaghetti Western albeit with a somewhat different treatment than it gets here.
The story is this: A game of five card stud goes wrong when one of the men is revealed as a cheat - he is lynched, despite Dean Martin trying to stop the proceedings. Later, the members of the card game start dying, one by one in styles reminiscent of the death of the card cheat. Has one of the players gotten scared and is silencing the others? Is it anything to do with the preacher who just arrived in town (played by Robert Mitchum)? Did the story get out and someone else is taking revenge? It's not too difficult to figure it out at least in part - heck, just the casting gives it away. But the script is sharp enough to make the journey fun, and even the bit players are worth watching.
Henry Hathaway clearly wants to do something a little different with this Western ( this one is sandwiched between the classics `Sons of Katie Elder' and `True Grit') and he succeeds, though not as successfully as before and after. The movie is unfailingly entertaining - I remember it from my youth, and it still sticks in my mind, and brings a smile when I think of it.
Dean Martin croons the title song, part of an underrated score by Maurice Jarre. I say underrated because though not having the depth of his other works, this score is catchy enough to stick in your head - rather like the movie - no depth, but just plain entertaining. Dean Martin shows he can lead a movie effectively, and while he does not stretch his acting chops by any means, he could not be more convincing as the womanising gambler caught up in something murky and trying to figure it out. Robert Mitchum is kind of on autopilot here by his standards, but brings enough of his character from `Night of the Hunter' to make his part feel real. Bit parts too are worth mentioning - Roddy McDowell as the underhand nasty ringleader with a chip on his shoulder; Yaphett Koto before playing a Bond villain in Live and Let Die plays the black philosophical bartender - OK, it's a cliché, but it's one that works.
There is a love interest subplot which fails to ignite - Martin starts the movie in a semi romance with the young innocent daughter of the big rancher, and then tarries with the new woman in town, (Inger Stevens) - neither is completely convincing, as is the idea he would try and manage both at the same time. But then, this is a Dean Martin vehicle...
To summarise, this film has no depth, played by actors on autopilot and a director not firing on all four cylinders - and yet it is a hugely entertaining off beat Western that you are bound to enjoy. Just don't expect a bona fide classic!