Entertaining Mr. Sloane

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charles d @Desmarc 12/31/2022 I'll bet John Waters saw this film early in his own development See more john k @RT94718593 04/19/2021 It's one of the worst movies I've ever seen, bad acting and bad script See more 11/15/2016 Offbeat sexually charged stage play that transfers well enough to film, with an interesting turn for an ageing Beryl Reid. See more 04/24/2012 Film adaptation of the Joe Orton play of the 1960s this doesn't quite hit the mark due to some rather stumbling direction. There's a good solid cast with Beryl Reid standing out as the utterly grotesque Kath. Her character has outrageously inappropriate costumes and a simpering manipulative delivery that is totally cringe-worthy. Harry Andrews puts in a strong performance as the slimy brother Ed and Peter McEnery's Mr. Sloane is suitably handsome and lacking in moral fibre but his patchy accent is a distraction. The story is a warped tale of innuendo, violence and a bizarre love triangle but Orton's convoluted dialogue makes for a somewhat plodding narrative in which the farcical elements become lost, diminishing the overall enjoyment of the film. See more 05/28/2011 watching this on netflix... will we make it through? See more 03/29/2009 the best adaptation of an Orton play into a movie well there was only two this and Loot. It's the most queasy inducing movie about a randy sister who has designs on her new lodger who has a dark secret, and Mr Sloane who takes it turns to play both her and her brother against each other who also has designs on him. Bi-sexuality, murder, and raging nymphomania its a must if you like your humour on the dark side. Joe Orton got bludgeoned to death by his boyfriend in 1967, which in it's way is very Orton-esce. See more Read all reviews

Entertaining Mr. Sloane

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