Alibi

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Mark B Even considering it's from 1929, this one is pretty bad. Basically 20 minutes of material stretched into a feature length film. You can get away with formula if you're producing, say, Banshees of Inisherin, and have a first-rate cast, beautiful locations, and fantastic cinematography. But when things like editing and camera movements are still their infancy, and Regis Toomey hams it up with literally the worst drunk act in cinematic history -- followed by an incredibly tedious 3-minute death scene -- you find yourself aching for the end of the film. Extra star for some creative in-camera effects. #456 of my "Watch every BP nominee bucket list." Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/25 Full Review 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 Read all reviews

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