1953 Review Blog
Beat the Devil
Grade: B 04/02/2009
Nothing really happens in this movie, but with Bogart's charisma and the ridiculous quartet of Robert Morely, Peter Lorre, Ivor Bernard, and Marco Tulli...BEAT THE DEVIL is a lot of fun. I think they were all trying to figure out how to stake claim to an African Uranium deposit while stranded in Italy, but the movie is about how clueless brilliant people can be, how anxious being stranded can make people, and how interchangable love and marriage can be. No grand scheme lke other Bogart movies; just simple, enjoyable, light-heartedness.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Grade: B 04/02/2009
Nothing really happens in this movie, but with Bogart's charisma and the ridiculous quartet of Robert Morely, Peter Lorre, Ivor Bernard, and Marco Tulli...BEAT THE DEVIL is a lot of fun. I think they were all trying to figure out how to stake claim to an African Uranium deposit while stranded in Italy, but the movie is about how clueless brilliant people can be, how anxious being stranded can make people, and how interchangable love and marriage can be. No grand scheme lke other Bogart movies; just simple, enjoyable, light-heartedness.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
The Bigamist
Grade: B- 12/02/2009
A terribly simple movie, but manages to be very interesting and ultimately pretty sorrowful. The movie follows a man who has to explain to the adption agency investigator why he was found in another's house taking care of an infant son. It is a story of boredom, longing, and necessity for companionship. I didn't quite think Harry would be able to squeeze any sympathy out of me (since at the outset we KNOW he is a Bigamist), but he manages to. Nothing too groundbreaking, but you will want to see how things turn out.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Grade: B- 12/02/2009
A terribly simple movie, but manages to be very interesting and ultimately pretty sorrowful. The movie follows a man who has to explain to the adption agency investigator why he was found in another's house taking care of an infant son. It is a story of boredom, longing, and necessity for companionship. I didn't quite think Harry would be able to squeeze any sympathy out of me (since at the outset we KNOW he is a Bigamist), but he manages to. Nothing too groundbreaking, but you will want to see how things turn out.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die