The two leads are great at displaying vulnerability around each other, but it's Cobb's role as the gangster boss that steals the acting honours.
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05/24/03
Party Girl (1958)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:8
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When a mob lawyer falls in love with a young dancer who works as a "party girl" at gangster soirees, he begins to question his own work and morals -- and makes a dangerous, maybe deadly decision.
Starring: Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb, John Ireland
Director: Nicholas Ray
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As in all Ray's films, ideas and emotions are transformed into stunning visuals.
06/24/06
Unfortunately, the picture's plot (good girl helps bad guy go straight) fits the mood like a concrete overshoe, and the more than generous serving of cheesecake is pretty soggy stuff.
10/23/07
A hard-hitting crime drama.
10/23/07
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03/26/09
There is little that is novel or exciting about this Party Girl, despite her trappings or the occasional gunplay that surrounds her.
03/25/06
It's a honey of a film, never mind the superficial flaws.
01/03/04
No review available.
06/22/05
Taylor and Charisse have never been better, and rarely has Ray's theme of two flawed individuals trying to strike a symmetrical balance achieved a more beautiful and convulsive expression.
10/23/07
Top CriticThe CinemaScope and Metrocolor production gives the film a regal feeling that is at odds with the edgy, dangerous setting.
06/29/09
MGM exploitation flick starring Robert Taylor and Cyd Charisse near close of their careers.
03/08/08
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