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Niagara (1952)

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Belated honeymooners Polly (Jean Peters) and Ray Cutler (Casey Adams) arrive at their Niagara Falls cottage only to find that Rose (Marilyn Monroe) and George Loomis (Joseph Cotten) have not yet checked out. Though the Cutlers temporarily take another cabin, the lives of the two couples are bound together for the next two days. Polly discovers that Rose is having an affair and that George, though emotionally unstable, has good reason for his jealous rage. George accurately suspects that Rose

Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Charles Brackett

May 14, 2002

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All Critics (13) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (2) | DVD (16)

It's considered a lesser Monroe, but I like it.

March 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

Watchable, but otherwise unremarkable.

August 29, 2005 Comment
Flipside Movie Emporium

So Marilyn can act. Who knew?

December 21, 2004 Comment
Greenwich Village Gazette

One of Marilyn's best, a tawdry Fox melodrama.

October 14, 2004 Comment

Apesar das boas atuações de Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters e da presença marcante de Marilyn Monroe, o filme naufraga graças a um roteiro medíocre e à direção burocrática de Hathaway.

January 20, 2003 Comment (1)
Cinema em Cena

The parts without [Monroe's] luminous presence onscreen are noticeably less interesting than those parts where she was involved.

May 19, 2002 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | Comment

A pale imitation of Vertigo

April 22, 2002 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comments (2)
Filmcritic.com

The real star in this film is the majestic and powerful Niagara Falls...

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Niagara

Marilyn Monroe is the luscious femme fatale in this film noir travelogue shot on the US/Canadian border. Mother Nature provides the breathtaking backdrop for this dark honeymoon romp of deceit, deception and murder.

January 11, 2009
flixsterman
Randy Tippy

Super Reviewer

"Too bad. They can't play it for you now, Rose."Niagra failed to get me very interested from the very start, so you might as well know now that this won't be a very enthusiastic review. I sort of drifted through most of it, only paying attention enough to know what was going on. It's not a bad film, but I doubt I'll

June 12, 2010
lewiskendell

Super Reviewer

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