Marty (1955)
Marty is a lonely butcher approaching middle-age. His Italian mother is incessantly hounding him to get married... (imdb)
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Directed By: Delbert Mann
Written By: Paddy Chayefsky
Starring: Glenn Strange, Ernest Borgnine, Jerry Paris, James Bell, Betsy Blair, Joe Mantell, Karen Steele, Frank Sutton, Esther Minciotti, Robin Morse, Augusta Ciolli, Marvin Bryan
Country: USA
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INDYATMN | 92 91st |
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First let's be clear: actress Betsy Blair could only be considered a dog in Hollywood fantasy. Still the rest of this is insightful about relationships & the need for companionship in ways most romantic dramas aren't.. Chayefsky starts off with Borgnine's Marty but begins to rope other characters in who are just as afraid of being unwanted as he is & perfectly captures how their valid fears may doom him. His portrait of young men holding out for a fantasy is also just as true today.
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TedDedon | 92 88th |
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Marty is an absolutely wonderful movie that deals with inadequacy in a mature and enchanting way. Two people who are down on their luck, a little older than they want to be, and can't seem to find a mate for all the world and they finally meet each other.
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frederic_g54 | 8 77th |
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A gentle and sweet film, with its heart in the right place. Deserving special mention is the effective use of long takes, which allowed the actors to shine while rendering their characters' loneliness and heartache in a poignant and palpable way. A shame about its sudden ending, but the rest of the film more than makes up for it.
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KasperL | 80 86th |
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About as good as the television play. While Chayefsky's story certainly holds emotional truth, it's almost too well put together. That is, I don't remember the writing in the original being this obvious. Maybe it was; I'm not sure. Borgnine carries the movie very well in the lead role. Maybe it's just me but, curiously, Marty's mother's thick accent reminded me of Jar Jar Binks's - which was weird.
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Anselmi86 | 76 62nd |
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Not as much story here as I had hoped. The conflict in the third act was fairly lacking. Borgnine is fantastic though.
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Yiannos | 73 77th |
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Marty is about the problem of loneliness and the curse of being less than ordinary. As others have pointed out, its views on marriage and middle aged spinsters are largely antiquated, but social pressure to 'couple up' is still a 'thing', so its concerns are not completely outdated. The subplot about aging widows is regrettably undeveloped, but Borgnine is at his best as Marty, an unremarkable man who takes one last shot at love, and Chayefsky's script skillfully balances drama and humour.
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MartinTeller | 83 77th |
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Very good screenplay with some honest and realistic dialogue. The real highlight of this film is Borgnine and Blair. Their night together contains some of the warmest moments I've seen, incredibly moving stuff. Both of them are fantastic and have chemistry of a sort you rarely see. But I didn't care too much for the rest of it. All the stuff with his aunt and his bonehead friends didn't interest me at all. But the Marty/Clara scenes are so genuine, endearing and sweet that it's still worth it.
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PeaceAnarchy | 93 98th |
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Aw Marty, when you getting married, you're 34 and all your younger brothers are married, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. What a fantastic movie, the plot is sparse but the character of Marty fills the void many times over. The arc is so honest and ends so perfectly that it alone makes a good movie. Then you add in all the little jokes, offhand remarks and life struggles and the film rushes forth to near perfection.
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Neonman | 80 63rd |
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A pretty simple and nice film. You'd have to be a cynical bastard not to enjoy it even just a little (and I'm a pretty cynical bastard myself).
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Moribunny | 63 60th |
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It's Paddy Chayefsky's script that deserves attention here. A didactic film with an old-fashioned morality for which getting married is everything, but lots of good dialogue and nice to watch.
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rthornhill | 85 45th |
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a simple, straightforward story about two lonely hearts looking for love.....recommended
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miss jesus | 84 85th |
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You can always count on Paddy Chayefsky for good dialogue, and several things about this story surprised me too. The acting is excellent, especially by Borgnine, and his Italian mother amused me. A very sweet film.
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TonythePony | 73 62nd |
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Pleasant little movie with a nice heart. The plot is a bit spare, but Borgnine fills it out quite well with his genial performance.
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XakkMaster | 78 56th |
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It's a charming movie which likely inspired more developed romantic films in the future (see: Linklater's Before Trilogy). Borgnine is wonderful. The story is an interesting look at the rising of the Beat Generation, love and family dynamics following WW2, and a nice dissection of superficiality. Still, it's a weaker entry in the Best Picture category.
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| 1 | xacviant | 83 63rd |
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One Saturday night in the Bronx, a lonely butcher (Ernest Borgnine) and a lonely teacher (Betsy Blair) meet and fall in love, but does he have the strength to overcome the disapproval of his family and friends? Groundbreaking at the time for bringing kitchen-sink realism to the big screen, it seems rather rough around the edges now--as if it were birthing a genre and telling a story at the same time. But the romance at the heart of it is so sweet and well-acted that it overcomes the film's flaw
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Jimmy Suede | 90 93rd |
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Here is a tasteful, understated film, with excellent writing and cinematography. I'd see it multiple times just for the dialogue. What results is a sweet romance with a good message.
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| Average Percentile 65.79% from 674 Ratings |  |