Beat the Devil

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Blu B I always kind of imagine this is what a Bogart "Comedy" would be like. Most of the time your not sure if it is a comedy, and very serious and muddled more than funny. It's not really funny as it is light hearted but than it gets serious and feels like a crime drama/thriller. Outside of Bogart the rest of the characters all just blend in and it's very jumpy in the first half setting everything up. It feels very menadering dialouge wise, it gets needlessly complex with motivations someI don't understand, and it's just a whole lot of nothing. I barely get it. It kind of reminds me of a 80's type comedy with it's setup for some reason. Huston's direction isn't bad and I like the African setting and all. It does get better and easier to follow in the second half when it keeps all the characters together on the boat and all. But again it just feels like it doesn't build up to much either. It really isn't broken and Bogart is good as always but there just isn't much else to say. It's alright pretty much all around and very unremarkable and forgettable. Light hearted sure but really devoid of much laughs and more serious than anything at times. Skip it. Probably one of the worst Bogart films I've seen but that also says a lot because this really isn't that terrible. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/17/25 Full Review jack m One of the greatest movies of the last century..You can't go wrong with a John Huston movie, also the cast is a good as it gets..Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Peter Lorre, Gina Lollobridgida, Robert Morley..The script is masterful, great humor, great interplay of the characters..great lines..This is a real overlooked gem, sadly a film like this couldn't be made these days..But at least we have it, this is what can happen when some real artists are allowed to create, a true masterpiece.. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review Joseph S One of the funniest movies ever made! With a screenplay by Truman Capote and John Huston that was made up as the filming went on and no one taking it seriously the film film is a sheer delight. The problem at the time was that audiences were expecting another Maltese Falcon or Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Instead we have a group of actors having fun. Peter Lorre is a special delight (surreptitiously flicking his cigarette ash on an unwitting Morley at one and stealing the scene.) I watched again after decades and I still laughed out loud. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/25 Full Review Steve D Thin but quite entertaining with snappy dialog. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/06/24 Full Review Scott H Really appreciated the goofiness of this film...snappy dialogue (Huston and Truman Capote teamed up for it). Very clear on the narrative as well, unlike the Maltese Falcon. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/29/23 Full Review Deke P ALL STAR CAST! BOGART, LORRE, MORLEY, JENNIFER JONES, GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA. Despite the interesting story of how it was put together, it is an entertaining film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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