Worth seeing for Monroe alone...
but this film is also an interesting set-piece, showing us vintage
1953. What makes this film different is that Monroe actually gets to act, and she certainly can. Joseph Cotten is the husband, recently released from a psychiatric hospital, and falling from favor with adulterous Monroe. Jean Peters and Casey Adams portray the young honeymoon couple, the Cutlers. Casey Adams is comic relief ("Get out the fire-hose!"; he pants, while watching Monroe in her classic, red satin dress.) Younger viewers may recall him as the grandfather from that Molly Ringwald film; "Sixteen Candles". Always a great character actor. That aside, this film qualifies as a classic of its time. Niagara Falls provides the ominous backdrop. The cinematography is interesting, and cloudy Technicolor- so accurately reflecting the rose-colored patina: The Rainbow Cabins, Marilyn's red dress, her green silk scarf in the bell tower. All are haunting images. We do not see many visual films like this today. There is too much emphasis on action, rather than thought. Monroe is indelible, from the early scene where she first walks off with her jangly bracelet and sky blue suit 2 sizes too small. It was said in many biographies that she felt close to the character of Rose, having lived a similar, transient life. How she brings the alienation and cold-blooded desire to life is pure Monroe. No one else could have done it.. fmvx70yrtd watch Crank movie
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Lots To Look At And Admire
The great scenery and colors of Niagara Falls, two very attractive
female leads, and an interesting story all add up to a very good rating for this classic film. The DVD offers a very nice print: sharp, with color restoration that makes it look great. Niagara Falls never looked better (and I live just 25 miles away), and either did Marilyn Monroe or Jean Peters. Everyone knows about Monroe's beauty (and, I think, underrated acting talents) but Peters was a beautiful woman with a great body, herself. She apparently fascinated billionaire Howard Hughes, too, since he married her.) It's the men in here who are goofy: Cotten and his whining and mental illness; Casey Adams with his nerd-ish personality and Adams' boss Don Wilson, who is even more of a cornball. This crime story is a suspenseful film with several twists and turns and segments that keep you on the edge of your seat. It's film noir material even though it's color which might disqualify it for some purists. The only weak points of the story were some very implausible circumstances (i.e. Peters going into Joseph Cotten's room right after he acted crazy and was someone obviously to leave alone; having a boat "hijacked" in plain daylight, etc.) As someone who has lived in Western New York for almost 60 years, it was interesting to see the aerial shots on the Canadian side and see the skyline of Niagara Falls and, in the distance, Buffalo.. |
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