Reviews by Quote Unquote Sir

A minor Western that is enjoyable despite its problems. Its biggest flaw is shoddy special effects, especially at the end. What makes the picture watchable is an eclectic cast of TV and film veterans. My favourites were Edward G. Robinson and Julie Newmar. I just wish she hadn't been mute. She has such a great voice!

There's a bit of an acting styles clash between the virile Clark Gable and the more ethereal Greta Garbo. Still, their only picture together is worth watching for the novelty of their interaction, and the omnipresent charisma of both. It's just too bad that the inarticulate, unimaginative script sets up and resolves their dilemma lazily and unconvincingly.

Stunningly tense, dark, and disturbing for a '60s film. Worthy of comparison with other lurid, yet artfully directed classic thrillers of the era like "Psycho" and "In Cold Blood". Robert Mitchum's Max Cady is one of the most terrifying, creepy, and barbaric stalkers in film history, even more brutal than his unforgettable Harry Powell in "Night of the Hunter".

An unfortunate project for both Kay Francis at a career low and a rising star Deanna Durbin, playing a mother and daughter forced to compete. It's hard to root for either when the kid comes across bratty and the mom is too nice to be a villain.

I don't like opera, so the singing bored me. An anti-climactic ending left me unsure of how to feel about the poorly sketched characters.

A lively script and cute performances elevate this above its formula screwball comedy elements (two people brought together by unusual circumstances fall in love, then misunderstandings drive them apart). Herbert Marshall and Jean Arthur are a lovable team, Leo Carrillo and Lionel Stander are fun as surprisingly benign gangsters, and the sweet ending got a huge laugh out of me.