The Front

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Mark B The Front shows the devastation of American Art by HAUC, McCarthy and incidentally, Catholics. Don't believe me. Watch the film. All the bad guys have uber Irish Catholic names. Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, and Herschel Bernardi give great performances, while the bad guys are all straw men. Still, this is a film worth watching, even though, like many Ritt films, this is a fantasy. NOBODY, and I mean NOBODY said what Woody Allen says to the HUAC. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/28/23 Full Review Shioka O Woody Allen's character is somewhat the only slightly likeable in this film. This is lousier than Allen's own film, there are some laughs but I felt he could make this better with smart dialogs. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/21/22 Full Review Russ G Hard to believe I saw this nearly half a century ago! Given what we know of Woody Allen's later life, it's hard to remember that he rattled off a string of good movies. This was a film that had to be made while many of the McCarthy era's victims were still alive. Today's Lefties need to see this, because turnabout is NOT fair play! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/31/22 Full Review david f A funny comedy about the Hollywood Blacklist and a man who fronts for blacklisted writers. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member WA does a great job playing a silly and self-important "writer". The film does a good job combining humor and activism. It's a different sort of Woody Allen film, and that's great. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review jon c What happens when you're at the front of the line? When you're actually faced with answering the difficult questions that put you and your friends at risk? Martin Ritt directs and Woody Allen stars in this period piece centering on the era of McCarthyism He plays a cashier Howard whom is very apathetic when it comes to the politics surrounding him A screenwriter is blacklisted after asking Howard to sell a script under his own name so it presents him an opportunity to be a 'front' man It's only after the social construction of a comedian that Howard realizes things have gotten more dire with several individuals accused of communism He then decides to take action but feels the immense pressure Writer Walter Bernstein smartly suggests how capitalism actually benefited from the oppression of suspected communists There's a lot of debates and discussions in here how to approach the situation being named something among many Yet Allen and Ritt take plenty of real life examples to make this story feel compelling Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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