In a Lonely Place

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Martin B @RT44235356 Mar 22 Boy could Gloria Grahame make the most of that raised eyebrow of hers. Noir at it's best. The tension pressure cooker rising inexorably through the movie only to be vented after it was too late. the relationship piled up on the rock of Dix's inner rage. See more Patrick S @PatrickStruik Jan 2 One of my favourite Humphrey Bogart movies. See more Ted B. @Movieaddicted Dec 28 3.5 stars; This film is anchored by strong performances by Gloria Grahame and Humphrey Bogart. Bogart plays a screenwriter who has violent bipolar temper. Grahame plays his girlfriend who both loves and is frightened of him. When an associate of Bogart's character is murdered, Grahame's character. suspects him. And tries to escape their relationship. Tension builds, but it somehow never reaches the level of a classic thriller. I guess it's the love/fear part of their relationship that keeps the film compelling. See more Truth T @RT86424138 Nov 25 I was surprised by all of the wonderful reviews by the critics. I thought the characters played by Bogart and Grahame were anything but what those two great actors were in other movies--here they were both shallow and boring. The Bogart character really had no redeeming qualities or excuses for why he was the awful person that he was, as he had in his great roles in the Caine Mutiny or The Treasure of Sierra Madre. I found the story so boring I had to fast forward it to the end half way through. See more Leo P @RT23366938 10/15/2024 This lame version of Jekyll and Hyde lacks, besides hairy hands, any mystery about the modus operandi. From the very start Bogie keeps on hitting people in their faces,and then begs for forgiveness.It seems that the text put in the mouths of protagonists is entirely from another movie.Movie like Romeo and Juliet:" I was born when I kissed you,I died when you left me, etc..." See more Rare T @RT00283363 09/10/2024 Though initially promising a plot it doesn't eventually deliver, In a Lonely Place makes up for it in other areas, including the thriller elements, the (incomplete) romance, the dialogue, the ending, and most importantly, the subplot that delves into the psyche of the protagonist, who is also portrayed as imperfect, and not so much a hero as the viewer would generally want him to be. The direction and performances add the cherry on top of this many-layered noir cake. See more Read all reviews

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