The Macho King The Illmatic One
28Nov11
"I love you so much I wish I liked you"
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The Macho King The Illmatic One
28Nov11
Agreed it does wrap up a lil 2 "smoothly" @ the end but I still enjoyed this film.yes some parts are over the top and come out of nowhere,but If u dig melodrama and you know its a nick ray film then u sould know what ur in 4.I thought there was some good performances in here and let's not 4get how fuckin bad ass and cool robert ryan is ;) Nicholas Ray is unfairly underrated and doesn't get talked about enough
Johnny Be Good
24Nov11
Lacks a certain amount of momentum and tension and everything wraps up a bit too neatly. Joan Fontaine was fine but has been better. I think a different, perhaps better, actress could have made it work.
Christopher Smith
14Dec09
Nicholas Ray directed this mostly compelling melodrama. It's hokey and over the top at times, with its quirky one-liners and swelling music score - but there are some strong old-fashioned performances and an engrossing story and characters. Unfortunately, it does loose steam in the last act which makes it drag on a bit too long. Entertaining, but not quite memorable enough to be a classic.