Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Unnecessary Movie Review: Treasure of the Sierra Madre

In conclusion, Humphrey Bogart is great and so is everything he does.

This movie really is a classic, and it deserves this acclaim. Every actor in this film turns in a solid performance and is believable in their role. Bogart is of course awesome but in a different way as he is the least likable character in the film. The direction does a good job of relating the characters' isolation and desperation. The score is solid.

I have a very limited number of complaints about the film. It does move a little slowly in the beginning and in the very middle. There are quite a few scenes that seemed unnecessary. The morals tend to be repeated or spelled out so clearly that there is little to nothing that needs to be interpreted.

Overall the film is excellent even if it is a tad long. I would recommend that it be added to your queue fo sho.

2 comments:

Cass said...

okay, so you do sort of look like the statue in your profile.

sir henry oglepants said...

for my money i'll take bogart in the maltese falcon, misogyny was cool before but the whole femme fatale and bogart was all like: oh what??? wait a minute...umm... why don't you go fuck yourself.