Some Came Running

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jimmy b Despite an impressive cast with Oscar winners, this is a very boring film. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/06/24 Full Review Mike F Sinatra and Martin are terrific together as drinking buddies in this drama from the 50's. It is a little long but keeps your interest through to the end as the plot takes a twist that makes Sinatra rethink his values and relationships. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Can be funny every here and there, but very monotonous, hollow, and slow-paced. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review William L "You're right, teacher. You're 100% right. I've been a bad boy. I've been naughty. As a matter of fact I don't even belong in your class." Now imagine that line said in complete seriousness by Frank Sinatra with a dramatic overture. Some Came Running is pure melodrama, a clash of moral flaws, social graces, and personal affections (like Sinatra's superficially rough-cut but upright Dave vs. Kennedy's prim yet unfaithful Frank; the genuine vs. the facade) whose plot is drawn-out and unsurprising, and is really only saved by a series of relatively solid performances, including an unusually dramatic turn from Sinatra, and in particular MacLaine as the rather dim but devoted Ginny. Just as a taste of how surface-level much of this film is, the film builds up to a decision surrounding Dave's choice of a romantic partner - the gifted Gwen, whose affections are tempered by Dave's faults, and Ginny, who is less than Dave's match for intellect but loves him dearly. It's not complicated, but it takes us well over two hours to get Dave to recognize the benefits of unconditional affection in response to the many fractured relationships of his past, even if it's not in the form that he would prefer. If it weren't for the particularly convincing MacLaine, the film would almost fall apart, but she gives power and nuance to a character that could have easily been cliched and unsympathetic. Far from the best film from the typically musically-inclined Minnelli. (3/5) Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/09/21 Full Review steve d Ok film because of its performances. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Vincente Minnelli's melodrama masterwork still holds up over 60 years after its release. Frank Sinatra plays Dave Hirsch a boozing, lonely, veteran whose inner demons have stifled his writing after successfully writing two books. Hirsch attracts the company and love of slow-witted Ginny Moorhead, (Shirley McClaine in a super performance) but instead falls for a school teacher who rekindles his writing. This is the center of a story with a few plot lines that captures the hypocrisies of small town America post World War II. Based on a 1200 page novel the film feels unfinished in certain respects, but it's still a marvel and recommend Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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