The Talk of the Town
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Movie Reviews of The Talk of the Town
Movie Review: A Lawless Man and Man Full Of Law
Summary: 5 Stars
A man who escapes from jail just before his sentencing for arson and homicide hides from his pursuers with a beautiful landlady played by Jean Arthur. She has another border, a famous lawyer who fails to see the human side of the law and the consequences for the accused. Discussion about fairness and how guilt is determined make up a considerable amount of the dialogue here but it is hardly worthless. A good movie with a little food for thought. Movie Review: ABOVE AVERAGE GRANT VEHICLE 3 1/2 STARS
Summary: 4 Stars
The last of the films in my Cary Grant box set 'The Talk Of The Town' is not the worst, but not the best either. Once again Grant "Carys" (Ha Ha) this film. It's actually a pretty good film, but it seemed a bit long for the story. The cast is very good and the story is well written, but it should have been about 20 minutes shorter. The DVD transfer looks very good on the DVD box set and the usual 6 or 7 minutes of extra tidbits about the film as an extra.Movie Review: Charming Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
George Stevens rarely disappoints but this film plays several games simultaneously and succeeds right across the board.
Frederic Hollander wrote the musical score and he summed things up beautifully with the opening credits. There were dead serious moments, then a romantic theme and thus followed the film. The serious parts were filmed in shadow and low-key lighting anticipating no idea at all what was to follow.
"Talk of the Town" plays to a large part with ambiguity. Who loves whom, what is to be had, who is right - in total, what in the world is going on. It injects humor, light but important, suspense throughout and one of the most satisfactory endings I can remember. Stevens cut his teeth on short films with Laurel and Hardy and his expertise can be found everywhere but without slapstick in this case. His secret is timing as it so often is and the timing from set to set or even within the entire film is impeccable.
This a film to catch if you can. I'm sorry I'd put it off for so many years!
Curtis Stotlar
Movie Review: the inimitable jean arthur
Summary: 5 Stars
This situation comedy - sometimes mistakenly tagged a screwball comedy - is a delight. Like most stories of the sort, getting out of the situation is not as smoothly handled as the thing itself, so while the first two-thirds of the film are brilliantly funny, the last third seems comparatively earth-bound. At its best, the film is Jean Arthur at her best: lines delivered with perfect timing and pitch, moving (bounding) with the vigour and conviction of a child, one moment winsome, the next wise-cracking and feisty. Cary Grant and Ronald Colman also give great performances in roles a little outside their usual fare. The script is knowing and very witty, and George Stevens' direction is always assurred. If, as seems, the DVD transfer lets this classic down, then what a pity - because new generations should be able to enjoy a fine film like this to the best advantage.Movie Review: a masterpiece of a 'sleeper'
Summary: 5 Stars
George Stevens' 'The Talk Of The Town' is an absolute paradigm of great filmmaking. a perfect ensemble in casting directed by a giant in the film industry. this film was an early "gem" from director George Stevens. the premise, the acting and direction are all superb. this one will have engrossed throughout.
it's very disparaging to realize that films such as this aren't produced anymore. nothing by modern standards is even remotely comparable to this rare classic. the subleminal moral tones that are integrated throughout are stimulating in an era in which profanity, graphic violence and explicit sexual innuendo have become such a common integral part of today's films.
i am 41 years old and i have been endeared to the classics since i was 18. i am proud of this nation's golden era of filmmaking in which integrity, honesty and morality were the foundational elements in films such as this.
as for the DVD, the print is not dismally poor quality as one reviewer has stated. it is not pristine but is not atrociously inferior either. it is a very watchable version of a true classic. the sound is excellent. all classic film lovers should definitely buy this one!!!