The Clock
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Movie Reviews of The Clock
Movie Review: Irresistible war-time romance
Summary: 4 Stars
Vincente Minnelli may be known as one of the greatest musical directors, if not the greatest. But when it comes to depict the eternal human character or tell us a sentimental story, he is also unique,as can be proved by his non-musical films such as "Madame Bovary", "The Bad and the Beautiful", "Lust for Life", "Tea and Symphaty", "Some Came Running", etc. Having seen them all during my long cinephile career, "The Clock" was a precious unknown piece for me which I was trying to see since years. And the result was far from being disappointing. The storyline is simple: a soldier on leave for only 24 hours meets a girl in the Central Station of New York, they fall in love and get married. Departing from this basic story, the tasteful artist suceeds to create a unique war time atmosphere, in a city where the busy daily life still goes on, but with something in the air filled with a typical feeling of "anything can happen now". And we all know, since films as "Casablanca" and alike, that love in war time has to be in a hurry, that even minutes count and there is no space for words like patience or waiting. Therefore, the effort of the young couple to achieve their formalities of marriage gets as breathtaking as an action movie. Ưn this film which she made for Vincente Minnelli right after the marvelous musical "Meet Me in Saint-Louis", Judy Garland is as magfnificient as ever,this time even more natural and more herself without the Technhicolor and fancy musical dresses. That was the time when she was about to get married with Minnelli. Robert Walker whom you might remember from his portrayal of a murderer in Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" is as convincing as ever. Does anyone remember that he was the belowed husband of Jennifer Jones who, at the edge of stardom, was stolen from him by the mighty producer David O'Selznick? Consequently, he became an alcoholic and died from an overdose. Things that happen!...Don't miss this small-scale, but charming movie.
Atilla Dorsay
Movie Review: An Underrated Classic
Summary: 4 Stars
Thoroughly enjoyable, and truly an underrated classic of wartime cinema. Judy Garland is wonderful as the young girl who falls in love with a soldier on leave, nearly loses him, and finally marries him. The series of mishaps in which they get separated from each other in the subway, then madly and desperately try to find each other, is an ingenius bit of screen writing. When they finally find each other again, marry after another series of ill-timed, skin-of-the-teeth incidents and mishaps, feel somehow cheated because of the haphazard manner of their wedding, then have a blissful morning after scene of wedded contentment, the viewer feels as contented as they. The tension is resolved beautifully. The clock is a symbol, not just a meeting place for them -- the movie seems to be about time, and the lack of it in wartime, for personal happiness. Time moves frenetically in the movie, creating breakneck tension, then finally resolving into peace at the end. I highly recommend this movie; it's worth repeated viewings. Judy Garland should have received a bit more acclaim for her fine performance here.Movie Review: A Wartime Love Story
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Clock" is rather sweet and touching WWII era story of a NYC working woman (Judy Garland) who meets a soldier (Robert Walker) on brief military leave.
There are a couple of especially curious moments in the movie. One is a scene in a diner in which a strange woman is eating in a bizarre and unrealistic manner. Another occurs when Garland is walking while touching a number of statues, and eventually sits, with her shoes off, at the base of one statue. But there are also a number of moving scenes, such as when Walker and Garland are at the home of a happily married milkman and his wife - especially the look Walker gives Garland as he silently observes her talking.
"The Clock" is also enjoyable for the shots of the city's 1940s locales (such as the old Penn Station) intertwining this love story. In fact, the bustling city, which dwarfs the characters, comes across as both a protagonist and antagonist as the relationship develops.
Movie Review: SEEN IT, OWN IT, LOVE IT
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been a huge fan of Judy Garland's for years and this is one of my favorite movies of hers. Even though she doesn't sing in it, it won't matter, you will see her as an actress, which was what she wanted to be, not just a voice. It is subtle in the love story and story itself. Boy meets girl, boy takes girl out to deliver milk, boy loses girl, boy finds girl, boy marries girl and boy leaves for war. Vincente Minnelli was the perfect choice for directing this, he uses New York as a character that works against them, but Boy and Girl make it through and marry. It is a lovely love story. Robert Walker is very sweet in it too. Also Judy has a crying jag in almost every one of movies, and this is the best/saddest crying scene. Also look for Roger Edens (her mentor) playing the piano in the restraunt scene. It is a must for all Judy Garland fans and those who love a good love storyMovie Review: Not as wonderful as I'd hoped.
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie, only now out on DVD, does not impress me as a classic. It's slow. The writing is adequate. The characters are not that engaging. It's not baaad. It's just nothing to write home about.