Man in the Middle
by Guy Hamilton
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Actor: Barry Sullivan, France Nuyen, Keenan Wynn, Robert Mitchum, Trevor HowardDirector: Guy Hamilton
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Movie Review: Man in the Middle of a Mediocre Script
Summary: 3 Stars
From the opening credits, "Man in the Middle" had all the appearance of a mojor production. The televized version I saw was even in the full screen mode. The sets, the location and, to a lesser extent, the actors seemed to suggest that this was one of the studio's higher budgetted projects for the year. As it turned out, the direction was far superior to the script and the end result was much ado about nothing. "Man in the Middle" struck me as an unashamed attempt to recreat "The Caine Muitiny". Although I have great respect for Robert Mitchum (his presence in the cast was the sole reason I watched this movie), he was no Jose Ferrer and Keenan Wynn (who would probably be the first to agree) was no Humphrey Bogart.
I recognize that war movies take liberties with romantic entanglements. The concept of "there may be no tomorrow" cuts through a lot of preliminaries. However, the relationship between Robert Mitchum and Frances Ngyuen lacked any kind of structure.
The film tried to create a suspense but, having created it, it made it all unnecessary in the first place in the manner the problem was resolved. This high budget film should have spent more on a better script.
Summary of Man in the Middle
Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 05/13/2008Despite its exotic WWII locations, Guy Hamilton's Man in the Middle is a courtroom drama with Robert Mitchum as a military lawyer urged by his superiors to cover up the facts behind a civilian murder committed by a military officer. Set in 1944 India, Mitchum plays a lieutenant colonel assigned to defend American soldier Keenan Wynn after he murders a British civilian; Mitchum quickly discovers that everyone involved in the case, from top general Barry Sullivan to British medical officer Alexander Knox, wants him to fall in line with a rush to execute Wynn and save face, despite his obvious insanity. Mitchum is typically solid in the lead, and the supporting cast, which includes France Nuyen as his semi-love interest and Sam Wanamaker as an army psychiatrist, offer fine performances; Hamilton, who would direct Goldfinger the following year, handles the legal fireworks with finesse. The DVD includes the original trailer as well as a gallery of promotional photographs (which play up the barely-there romance between Mitchum and Nuyen). -- Paul Gaita
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