The film is very watchable, pretty good fun and the main character Archie Lee is repulsive though all the more interesting because of it, the performances are great and even I noticed the sexual tension in this film (something which usually flies right over my head). I have a couple problems here and there (was the hide and seek scene meant to be wild fun or a nasty harrasment of a woman?) and I don't think it was anything special but it was very good.

Y'all are crazy, this is even better than Streetcar. Walden is flustered impotent rage personified, a great counterpoint to Wallach's suave but chilling instrumentality. But Baker's the heart of the piece: As the film progresses, she drops her temperamental entitlement and childish play-acting for a sober conviction that retains an essential naivete -- and is all the more heartbreaking for it.

I tried to like it but even with the strong performances i just couldn't do it.

despite of some dramatic weaknesses, i like it.

The summary from IMDb pitches this as a "steamy tale". Needless to say, that is by 1956 standards. This should come as no surprise. What does, though, is how slow and uneventful the movie is. That said, Malden is positively great, as always.

NOTHING HAPPENS! EVER!

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Not as riveting or powerful as Streetcar Named Desire but watchable and entertaining. It's very raunchy and suggestive for its time... though not quite as daring as its reputation. The comedy is well executed, particularly due to Wallach's charming performance, and I found Archie Lee to be a fascinating character. The brutishness and rage of Stanley Kowalski, but with a heaping dose of frustration and ineffectual uselessness thrown into the mix. He's a born loser and he doesn't know it.

terrible

Elia Kazan and an original screenplay from Tennessee Williams. That makes it worthwhile right there. As you'd expect, it's about as perverse as a '50s Hollywood film could hope to be

For this movie to be from the 50's, it's packed with sexual tension.

Makes me quite upset that Karl Malden passed away. Maybe his best work. Kazan truly knows how to make Tennesse Williams come alive.

Actually a little more innocent than what the imdb summary suggests, but nevertheless subversive. It is funny and sexy. Most of the film is all build-up.

This isn't anywhere near as risqué as I expected but it's still a damn fine film thanks to the performances. Malden is appropriately unlikable and Baker exudes innocent sensuality, but it's Eli Wallach who steals the show with a superb performance. There are some nice bits of comedy and drama strewn about, but the film is mostly about the tension between the characters. The first half is rather slow but the second half is great.