In a Lonely Place

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Truth T Nov 25 I was surprised by all of the wonderful reviews by the critics. I thought the characters played by Bogart and Grahame were anything but what those two great actors were in other movies--here they were both shallow and boring. The Bogart character really had no redeeming qualities or excuses for why he was the awful person that he was, as he had in his great roles in the Caine Mutiny or The Treasure of Sierra Madre. I found the story so boring I had to fast forward it to the end half way through. See more Leo P 10/15/2024 This lame version of Jekyll and Hyde lacks, besides hairy hands, any mystery about the modus operandi. From the very start Bogie keeps on hitting people in their faces,and then begs for forgiveness.It seems that the text put in the mouths of protagonists is entirely from another movie.Movie like Romeo and Juliet:" I was born when I kissed you,I died when you left me, etc..." See more Rare T 09/10/2024 Though initially promising a plot it doesn't eventually deliver, In a Lonely Place makes up for it in other areas, including the thriller elements, the (incomplete) romance, the dialogue, the ending, and most importantly, the subplot that delves into the psyche of the protagonist, who is also portrayed as imperfect, and not so much a hero as the viewer would generally want him to be. The direction and performances add the cherry on top of this many-layered noir cake. See more 07/25/2024 Gloria Grahame as Laurel Gray would have been better off if Bogie had been the killer. What a douche. See more Ron B 05/27/2024 Stilted script, stiff acting, no attempt at verisimilitude. Hard to understand the accolades. Loved the late 40's look, though. See more nick s 02/19/2024 Not the thriller I was expecting, but a wonderful nuanced screenplay. The acting was superb, as is to be expected from two of the greats. There was a patch in the middle of the movie where it seemed like the director was drifting from the plot, but he was actually setting up the sumptuous ending. See more Read all reviews

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