Johnny Eager

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Audience Member Good gangster picture. Robert Taylor and Lana Turner Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/13/21 Full Review Audience Member Great script and performances were stellar! Both Robert Taylor and Lana Turner are not what I would call great actors, but more "pretty people" who look mesmerizing on the silver screen. But director, Mervyn LeRoy really gets greatness our of these two, along with a great supporting cast. For 1941 this was a pretty off center story that didn't have pure good and pure evil characters. Yet it didn't feel like Noir to me, which is usually pretty heavy handed. Though the plot twists weren't surprising to me, I'll bet many were when this great film first came out. I was impressed and would happily see it again in the future. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review deke p Interesting. Great shootout ending. Taylor & Novak very young. Never heard of until saw on THE MOVIE CHANNEL, film Noir, 8-2020. Note to self, remember.TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE!: Robert Taylor young is not Robert Young old. & THE LAST 30 SECONDS of the movie is important twist, you'll understand only you follow the whole movie carefully. "711" saw again on the movie channel 12.26.2021 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review steve d Nothing special but the acting is strong. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Wow! The sexual energy between Lana Turner and Robert Taylor shoots off the screen. Taylor serves up a fascinating portrayal of a sociopathic mobster. Van Heflin is interesting, too, as a close friend with repressed homosexual feelings for Taylor. The film's finale is among the finest crime picture closures I've ever seen. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Rare Film Noit for Both MGM and Taylor. A little tedious at first. But, picks up steam. Outstanding cast. Including an Oscar performance for Van Heflin. Lana Turner is dumbstruck in love with Taylor.. Taylor(Johnny Eager) is a career gangster. who has just been released from prison. Johhny takes on a job as a cab driver. But, soon after finds himself back in comfortable surroundings. Playing nice wiith The Mob again. Johnny decides to open a dogtrack. Of course, with the assistance of his past associations. Johnny is faced with internal conflict. A Paradox. On one hand attempting moral compass. On the other, resorting to the comfortable dirt..Jeff (Heflin) plays the drunk and loyal foil to Johnny(Taylor)Someone who truly cares for Johnny as a human being. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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