Road House (Fox Film Noir)
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Movie Reviews of Road House (Fox Film Noir)
Movie Review: Outstanding performance by Ida Lupino
Summary: 5 Stars
Ida Lupino's acting and singing is a major reason that Road House is among the best of film noir. She has that character (Lily Stevens) DOWN and she is the perfect woman to play that character, who as one lounge patron said "She reminds me of the first woman that ever slapped my face!!".
She had the appearance of a person who had drank for years. She had seemingly aged prematurely and had a hard looking face (yet very attractive) - perfect for the brassy, world weary, very confident bar lounge singer she plays.
She is brought from Chicago to this far away club to perform for a week or so, and gets involved in a love triangle with the Cornel Wilde and Richard Widmark characters.
This is the first movie in which we hear Ida's real singing voice. In previous movies her voice had been dubbed over by another singer. She does two songs: "Again" (which made it to number 2 on the charts shortly thereafter) and "One For My Baby (And One More For the Road)". That latter one is IMO one of the great singing performances in any movie, ever. Her appearance as a chain smoker and of a person who drank, together with her capturing a Bogart-like world-weariness make her absolutely perfect for this song. She sings it (and plays piano) with a sultry, smoky air, and in fact it's more almost like talking than singing. But it works. Her whole persona totally fits the jaded lyrics of that sad song. That performance is the highlight of the movie, IMO. The Celeste Holm character said it perfectly at the end of that performance: "She does more without a voice than anybody I ever heard!!"
Movie Review: I loved Ida Lupino
Summary: 5 Stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Ida Lupino was a revelation of inner strength and beauty. What would this movie be without Richard Widmark? For that matter, what would many movies be without him? Can we say boring together. Richard Widmark is always priceless. The consummate bad guy that you just love to hate. I could watch this movie over and over and over.Movie Review: Another good film noir
Summary: 5 Stars
Ah, the joy of an old film noir! It's wonderful to watch a crime
story without being offended by gory, bloody scenes and shocking language of present-day Hollywood movies. I recommend this film
also for the pleasure of watching great movie stars at their best
and looking soooo young!
Movie Review: Ida Lupino in all her glory
Summary: 5 Stars
Ida Lupino is superb in this highly entertaining noir gem. What makes her much more interesting than her better-celebrated peers (Crawford and Davis among them) is the subtleties she injects into her nuanced acting. I also enjoyed her singing and piano-playing.Movie Review: Lupino rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ida Lupino was sexy; she was hard as nails but you can't help but melt to her throaty torch songs. But Richard Widmark owns the end of this movie- with the maniacal laugh, the crazed eyes and the high-pitched growl- he could make your blood chill.