Pushover

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Blobbo X Seem like precursor to - maybe inspiration for - Rear Window. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/22/23 Full Review John K Great story and great acting , enjoyable from start to finish Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/24/23 Full Review John T A great movie with good twist or two , the acting and continuity were perfect , overall its a hit 👍👍 Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/23 Full Review Jack S An above standard noir with a good cast that gets the job done well enough, but the film is really only notable as Novak's debut (and she's lovely here). However, MacMurry is just too old and staid to be seriously acceptable as young Novak's onscreen love interest. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/11/23 Full Review Daniel E Surprisingly fast paced, the clever plot turns keep this hard boiled cooker feeling overdone. Enjoyable example of the genre. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review paul d Richard Quine's Pushover is a fine suspense thriller made with some film noir touches in style and cinematography, and is a must-see for Kim Novak's sizzling debut starring role. Fred MacMurray is excellent, partially reprising his famous role from ten years earlier in Double Indemnity, one of the great movies of its era. I say "partially" because in that great film Barbara Stanwyck was the femme fatale but also the plotter, and a devious one. In this film, Kim Novak is also a femme fatale but all she has to do is make a single suggestIon and MacMurray starts to do all the plotting and scheming for the couple. The difference is important, because as good as MacMurray is here, I find his switch to a life of crime to be a bit too quick and superficial. Only the speed of it, mind you, because it is entirely believable that he did fall hard for Kim Novak. The director, writers and Novak did a great job in making her character irresistibly beautiful, sultry and mysterious. She also exuded intelligence, which is why it's a shame that her character wasn't written to give her a more active role in the plotting and scheming. The supporting cast is excellent. Question for amateur movie historians: how is it possible that 1954 produced two films, Pushover and Rear Window, that so prominently featured the peeping tom technique and the claustrophobia of a modern apartment building ? Just a coincidence ? Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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