A bit of sloppy mess. Not sure what the message or messages were suppose to be. Starts out as a race and potential lynching movie (like Intruder In The Dust) and then transitions to a virulent anti-Communism movie. The race element is sort of forgotten even though the suspect is Mexican and not Black. The manner of the "murder" in this movie is also weak. I know they didn't have CSI back then but the death penalty for a teen…
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Bright Victory 1951
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A very solid drama about a war vet who is blinded in combat and his return to a rehab hospital in the USA. Can't help comparing this to The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946) and The Men (1950). The movie goes beyond the man's physical injury and looks at the larger issue of racism. The lead is played by Arthur Kennedy who was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his performance (he lost to Bogart for The African…
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Longlegs 2024
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Check out Nic Cage doing his best combo impersonation of The Joker and Tiny Tim. He has a small over the top part in this movie, thankfully. This is a movie about style and horror tropes and is not a serious horror/serial killer movie. Silence of the Lambs it is not.
You could ask questions about the plot:
How was Lee Harker able to get through school and pass any kind of test to get into the FBI?
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