Deep Valley

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j f @LiberteBurrows Jul 4, 2023 Good A and B storylines, but kinda middy anyway. See more Jun 8, 2020 It's really quite an underrated love story! Ida Lupino handles this different role very well. However, I don't like the fact that her character in the movie seems to be able to "talk" to the animals in the wild; I think this is something that belongs more in a Disney movie, not a drama/romance film. Fortunately though this only occurs at the beginning of the movie. See more May 30, 2019 All four principal actors make this average script come to life. Great acting by Lupino, Clark, Bainter, and Hull make this a necessary film drama to watch. See more Feb 14, 2018 An awkward young woman (Ida Lupino) growing up in an isolated area between estranged parents unexpectedly finds love with a convict who has escaped a coastal road project (Dane Clark). The law is closing in, and to add to the drama, the woman has another suitor in the man who was engineering the effort (Wayne Morris). It's an atmospheric film noir, one where shadows and darkness emphasize a feeling of being trapped in a world with few choices, but ultimately it falls a bit short. I liked seeing Lupino, but her range is limited, and I don't think this was all that fine a performance from her. It's interesting to consider her as being in a prison of her own, and indeed she identifies with Clark for that reason, but the film gets predictable and melodramatic as it plays out. My favorite shot from director Jean Negulesco is at dusk, low angle, with the barn and plants in shadow and the mother (Fay Bainter) approaching. My favorite quote was from the mother, as she's adjusting one of her dresses for her daughter, and says, "All you young girls want everything lower in the front, and tighter in the back. What are you so proud of?" Unfortunately, there are just not enough of these moments to strongly recommend the film. It's not awful, but just average. See more Apr 11, 2013 kinda of remake of 'high sierra' well done though. See more Sep 26, 2010 another good crime drama/gangsta pic See more Read all reviews

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