Alibi

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ChrisCSH H Alibi for its time is definitely a gritty and straight to the point cops and robbers, crime drama for the time. The film has its shock moments but misses the the mark for best film for 1929 but definitely a must watch for any film fan. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/28/24 Full Review StephenPaul C The greatest 1.5 hours ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/19/23 Full Review Louisa E This could have been brilliant but just missed the mark. It had a lot of novelty sound but in some places, though, the dialogue was almost inaudible. The editing was poor. There were some great cinematography concepts, like the pressure on the admission and the drive through the city, but it didn't quite work. Chester Morris was the best actor in this movie and did a great job. Most of the others were forgettable or hammy. There was some terrible dancing in this movie, but the smile song was cute. The fight scenes were laughable. There was some good character development and plot twists, and the story was interesting. This would have been rated much higher if all the attempted elements had worked. Bravo for trying, though. Chester deserved his nomination but the others didn't. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/08/23 Full Review Audience Member What the ****, no color?!!! Boo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a crime melodrama adapted from a stage play called Nightstick. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member A boring film with some bad acting that does, however, end on a somewhat strong note. This film revolves around the character Chick Williams and his friends looking for an alibi so they are not linked to a policeman's murder. Chester Morris does an okay job in his role as Chick Williams, at least for the time, and received a Best Actor Oscar nomination. He was definitely better than George Bancroft, another nominee, but that's not saying much. I can't say if he was better than Stone in The Patriot as the film is pretty much lost. The worst performance in this film and one that slows the film significantly is Regis Toomey's performance. Toomey plays a mole in Williams' gang and the performance he puts on to fit in with the gang is not even laughable, just very stupid and boring. I don't know if this character was portraying someone who was drunk or disabled. I also did not care for the love triangle between Williams, his oblivious girlfriend and this police officer. The only impressive aspects of the film were the shootouts, especially the final shootout, and Williams fate at the end of the film. The film was also nominated for Best Picture but (except for the trailer of The Patriot) I have not seen the other nominees to say if it was better or worse than the other nominees. Overall, a boring and disappointing film with some bad acting and only some impressive action scenes. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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