Seven Sinners

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Matthew D @OceanSage 6h Marlene Dietrich has men eating out of the palm of her hand this whole film. Director Tay Garnett’s romantic comedy-drama Seven Sinners (1940) is a riot! We get Marlene Dietrich playfully singing multiple bawdy pub tunes with her sultry deep voice. She is drop dead gorgeous and effortlessly charming in Seven Sinners. Marlene so easily captivates as a femme fatale and lovable heroine alike. Each smirk, glare, and flirty word is so delightful. I adore Marlene Dietrich. I have to mention the dazzling dozens of gowns by legendary fashion designer Irene for Marlene. Marlene Dietrich is devastating, delightful, hilarious, sexy, sultry, and sweet as the nightclub singer Bijou Blanche. Dietrich is so sexy and flirty with John Wayne, moving when she’s scared of Antro, and hysterical as she performs. Mischa Auer is a scream as Bijou’s buddy Sasha Mencken, who is both a compulsive thief Billy Gilbert’s jovial bar owner Tony is so funny as he gives into every one of Dietrich’s commands. See more 01/25/2018 Dietrich is still just as good as in her von Sternberg triumphs, but unfortunately she's wasted in this lame effort. Wayne looks fine in his navy uniform but he's unconvincing as a romantic lead and seems much more comfortable doing his Duke thing with the other guys than in the scenes with Dietrich. With a brawling Irishman, a kleptomaniac magician, a knife-throwing hardman and a hand-wringing bar owner all taking regular turns to do their one-note routines it's often closer to vaudeville than the romantic drama it was presumably aspiring to be, and Garnett's cluelessness is summed up by the fact that the climax of the film is an extended bar-room brawl rather than any kind of proper closure to the romance. Never mind - at least Dietrich gets to sing a few songs, and her renditions of 'I can't give you anything but love' and 'I've been in love before' will linger in the memory long after the rest has been forgotten. See more 09/30/2015 Marlene is full of sass and pep in this far-fetched South Sea tale. The Duke cuts quite a figure in his officer whites. See more 11/11/2012 dietrich+wayne=fun good chemistry See more 03/27/2012 Not another Navy movie. :( See more 02/12/2011 Marlene Dietrich as a lounge singer who falls in love with an early in his career John Wayne. Pretty boring until the hilarious fight scene at the end. See more Read all reviews

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