Reviews of In a Lonely Place 1950
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A surprisingly complete film noir masterfully crafted by Nicholas Ray with a dark, psychologically polluted atmosphere that creates a constant state of suspense. Hollywood screenwriter Dix Steele is a suspect in the brutal of a young girl. When questioned he provides a solid alibi, but his detached, almost amused reaction leaves Captain Lochner deeply distressed. Humphrey Bogart plays mysterious, emotionally unstable antagonistic characters like no other. One moment he is sucking you in with his slick likability, the next moment…
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What an absolutely fantastic film. It is part love story, film-noir and dark satire of the Hollywood system.
Bogart is at his best here as Dixon Steele, a complex unsentimental screenwriter who is as charming and witty as he is cold, methodical and cynical. When he is reminded that he hasn't written a good script in years he delivers a scathing condemnation of Hollywood as relevant today as it was in the late 40s. Hollywood doesn't want good scripts; it…
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'' Remember, angel, in the beginning was the land. Motion pictures came later.''
There was once a cooler man than Humphrey Bogart...His name was April Fools! see what I did there ? its humorous because there is no one cooler than Bogey and it was also April fools day, oh the fun!
On a related topic this film was absolutely fantastic! incredible performances, incredible script and incredible Direction. You might just say it was...incredible.
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+ Best Bogart role I've seen. He holds up well to the anti heroes of modern TV series like Mad Men and the Sopranos.
+ Great script. I even laughed a few times.
- If this was a modern indie film then it would be pretty run of the mill. It's impressive because it's a film noir.Overall: Intriguing characters make this worth a watch.
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In a Lonely Place is one of my favorite movies, and certainly my favorite Bogey performance. It doesn't hurt that I adore Gloria Grahame as well. It doesn't have all the noir trappings, and for that reason it is often questioned whether it is truly a film noir. However, Dixon Steele (Bogart) and Laurel Gray (Grahame) are the ultimate doomed protagonists. They are brought together and then destroyed by the investigation into the possibility that Dixon murdered a coat check…
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"I wouldn't want anyone but you."
The tension! I can't stand it. About half way through I'm finding excuses to pause the computer. I really don't want to know how this ends. Could we stay here at the piano bar, or back when she's tucking him in? This isn't the Humphrey Bogart I'm used to; this one is trigger happy and seeing red at the least provocation. Gloria Grahame believes in him, so I want to too, until the car…
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Directed by Nicholas Ray
Grade: A-
A relatively simple set up turns into an extremely complex character study. I really enjoyed this. And I'm by no means a Bogart aficionado but this has to be up there with one of his best and most fascinating performances. He plays a cynical Hollywood screenwriter in the late 1940's, who becomes a prime suspect in the murder of a young woman. And while he denies the charges and has an alibi, there's clearly…