oskarhu
Celluloid Junkie
Member Since: 28 Jan 2009
Location: Helsinki, Etelä-Suomen lääni, Finland
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The Verdict (1946) - Rated 27 Jun 2025
"A slight disappointment considering the two magnificent leads. A better director might have succeeded better."
Fail-Safe (1964) - Rated 26 Jun 2025
"Lumet manages to create such gripping tension that the 110 minutes pass without noticing. It's relentless, raw and visceral, with fast pace cuts and a crude set design that complements the bare black and white film. Overshadowed by Kubrick's efforts from the same year, apparently in part by design."
Le Beau Serge (1958) - Rated 25 Jun 2025
"Although it is evident that Chabrol wants so say something with his story and that some of that becomes clear to the viewer, he fails to transmit it neither coherently nor convincingly. The initial tension evaporates halfway through and gets substituted by a blow of conscience that befalls the protagonist. Besides wanting structure, none of the characters manage to carry much meaning to compensate for it. Pre-new wave is the prognosis."
All That Jazz (1979) - Rated 25 Jun 2025
"Felt myself distanced from this showcase of self-absorbed grandiosity, despite its evident merits. The film feels very modern both in style and in form as it meanders around the life of an apparent genius. More autofiction than a proper musical, but somewhat succeeds in both aspects."
The Major and the Minor (1942) - Rated 23 Jun 2025
"A piece of absurdity only Wilder could direct with tolerable results. Some touches of subtle humour worked and the cast was well-suited for the effort. A remake of this is something we'll never see."
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Rated 22 Jun 2025
"A fairly humorous technicolor musical with above average writing, decent choreography and a merciful running time. Hawks seems to make the best of the material and top-billing Russell and Monroe also helped."
These Three (1936) - Rated 21 Jun 2025
"A dreadfully sanitized and enfeebled version of Hellman's story that Wyler luckily went on to re-direct. Although not bad in execution, the Hollywood treatment is frustrating, especially towards the end. Acting is mostly solid, with Granville making an impression at age thirteen."
The More the Merrier (1943) - Rated 20 Jun 2025
"A wartime escapism piece compensates humour with silliness. Its cinematography might be its best asset as the apartment scenes are nicely filmed. Cannot believe that Coburn won an Oscar for his role."
Please Murder Me (1956) - Rated 19 Jun 2025
"With a plot so thin, a direction so stiff and a production value so low there isn't much Burr and Lansbury could have done to save this film. A few good moments, but mostly forgettable."
Late Spring (1949) - Rated 18 Jun 2025
"The technical aspects of the film are measured to naturally serve the story in a way that makes Ozu the master he was. Late Spring doesn't reach the level that Tokyo Story does, but it is as good in introducing a foreigner to Japanese family culture through art. An outsider could watch this without subtitles and understand almost everything it aims to deliver."
