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Movie Review: An excellent film noir with enough comedy to make it fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not usually a big fan of the film noir genre - I enjoy some of the old Humphrey Bogart movies (yes, I'm in my 20s but I like old movies) like "Casablanca" and "To Have and Have Not", but that's about as close as I get. I thoroughly enjoyed this film, however. It was a very well-written, intelligent film with good performers. One of the best parts about this movie was the tongue-in-cheek banter between Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. Raymond Burr did an outstanding job, as well - he made himself one of those villains you just love to hate. I'm not sure how this movie avoided becoming a huge classic; it's a thriller with plenty of action and suspense, but it's also a hidden comedy gem.
The beginning of the film was good and kept my attention, but it went from "good" to "excellent" as soon as Vincent Price came on the scene. The man was an absolute riot in this film. He plays an over-the-top actor who is going through a midlife crisis; between his exaggerated personality and his quoting of Shakespeare, his hilarious antics had me laughing so hard I nearly cried. Price's performance was a great way to add levity to a suspense film. Although it can be truly said that Vincent Price "steals the show" in this film, that should not detract Robert Mitchum fans; his character is more serious but still has a lighter side. One important thing to consider when deciding whether or not to buy is that even though this movie could definitely be considered a comedy, it is still a serious and suspenseful film noir thriller.
Movie Review: appendicitis pain releiver
Summary: 5 Stars
This will be an odd offbeat review so consider yourself warned. I first saw this movie on the late night channel as I was laying in a hospital bed at the age of 17. I was in agony I had driven myself to the hospital after I had an attack of a infected appendix. They could not get the surgeon sooner and I was NOT allowed any pain meds. A stupid bag of ice was all I had for the awful pain. So I had nothing to do while my surgeon sobered up except watch tv. So when this movie came on and I saw both Robert Mitchum and Vincent Price in his funniest role ever, I concentrated hard to avoid thinking about the pain. So I LOVE LOVE this movie because for me it kept me company and my mind off the agony of a inflamed appendix as I layed doubled over in a hospital bed alone at 4 a.m.. RKO built it's first new set since the war for this movie and it looks great. Just the combo of all the actors and the added comedy made 'this mess of a movie' quite good. It worked. Actually the whole idea and the way this film was made is really quite modern with many films doing the same thing today mixing crime, comedy and sadism together a la Pulp Fiction.Movie Review: A Weird One and Oddly Satisfying
Summary: 5 Stars
Another S/M role for Raymond Burr (a la "Raw Deal") and what struck me as the strangest Vincent Price role ever...but they both work. Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell are a good match--very sexy and sort of touching for two tough cookies. One of the other reviews mentioned the strange juxtaposition of gut-wrenching violence and humor...you find yourself laughing and then wincing in the same two seconds. I loved this movie.Movie Review: My Kind of Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
This one gets 'thumbs way up' from me, but not knowing the plot (IMO) increases the fun; as the type of 'fun' is best when unexpected. Still, if you don't care either way: "Read on MacDuff!"
***SPOILERS***
This is one fun movie, especially if you are going in expecting a straight crime film. But Howard Hughes, in his attempt to resurrect RKO, had other ideas....
At the crux of the plot is deported Italian gangster Nick Ferraro (a rather thin Raymond Burr). Ferraro's men lure Dan Milner (Robert Mitchum), a down-on-his-luck gambler, down to Mexico with the promise of $50,000. Milner has no idea what for, but he is paid a portion in advance, and that is good enough for him. What Milner doesn't know is that Ferraro plans to kill him in Mexico, and impersonate him across the border, into the states.
On his way down to Mexico, Mitchum meets Lenore Brent (Jane Russell) and immediately falls for her. They are both destined for the same resort, but Milner soon learns that Brent is trying to land married actor Mark Cardigan (Vincent Price). Cardigan is a successful thespian, but his marriage is a poor one, so he has come down to Mexico to take out his frustrations by hunting ... and meeting up with Brent.
We are introduced to a myriad of resort patrons, such as Myron Winton (Jim Backus), 'our narrator' Thompson (Charles McGraw), chess-playing writer Martin Krafft (John Mylong), and about midway, Bill Lusk (Tim Holt). Up until this point, everything is rather noiry and mysterious in tone; especially after warning Milner something is up ... Lusk ends up dead.
Then the tone shifts to something akin to a mix of James Bond and Errol Flynn swashbuckler, as the thugs fail to take Milner aboard a boat to his ultimate doom. They fail because Cardigan is warned about what is going on, and he helps Milner by coming to the rescue fully armed.
But then Milner gets the idea that the only way to put a stop to all this is to confront Ferraro on his boat, which is manned by about 20-25 sailors and gangsters.... So he attempts to board the boat and find Ferraro.
By this time, Cardigan (in what is one of the most fun performances I've ever seen Price give) feels the rush of adventure and collects a rag-tag band to storm the boat, all the while spouting Shakespearean quotes and wry quips. The last quarter of the film is, in my opinion, as funny as any screwball comedy you care to name.
Mark Cardigan: "Alas, why must I be plagued by yammering magpies on the eve of battle?!"
Fun film.
Movie Review: Hughes Kind Of Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a review for HIS KIND OF WOMAN (1951) dby John Farrow (w/Richard Fleischer), Production Supervised by Howard Hughes.
HIS KIND OF WOMAN was probably made, remade and made again before producer Howard Hughes came close to being satisfied with it. It's really not GONE WITH THE WIND but you would think that's what was being filmed considering all the time, care and especially money that was put into it.
As it is, HIS KIND OF WOMAN is more or less two movies in one, the first two thirds, a more or less straight ahead film noir directed by John Farrow, and the last third which was directed by, among others, Richard Fleischer. The first portion features plenty of the noir touches that we've become used to from the likes of RKO and Robert Mitchum, shadowy threats of violence and thanks to John Farrow, plenty of fairly ingenious long takes that help keep the story momentum going without a lot of jarring back and forth then he said, then she said set up shots. The final third, when Vincent Price becomes more prominent in the story, is more like a farcial adition to the first part, and the longer the story goes, the funnier it becomes. Vincent Price is in top form in this film, at least the second part, and even if you don't care for moody noirs, you might like the anti-noir farcial atmosphere of the second part and climax of HIS KIND OF WOMAN.
The story of HIS KIND OF WOMAN concerns gambler Dan Milner, played by Robert Mitchum, being persueded to go to Baja, Mexico in order to assist a Luciano-like gangster, played by Raymond Burr, to re-enter the United States without government permission. Along the way Milner runs into a singer named Lenore Brent, played by Jane Russell and a popular Errol Flynn-like movie actor played by Vincent Price.
Although at times HIS KIND OF WOMAN can get a mite congested, there's a lot of activity and plenty of interesting characters to keep things going and the two hour running time is pleasantly filled with the type of entertainment we have come to expect from the later years of the RKO studio.
I rate HIS KIND OF WOMAN Four Stars
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