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Best movie ever!
Invaderbank
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Aiden Melton
The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
wayne arthur (ussclaudejones)
Because of hearing about this film for decades, it seemed like it was a Joan Crawford type drama, which is not my cup of tea. But after forcing myself to view it I was pleasantly surprised as it is a great film. And this movie in my opinion made me realize one thing. That it wasn't the actors acting in older movies that seemed corny, it was the screenplay writing, sort of the same thing like in "The Postman Always Rings Twice." These actors in the movie were superb. But every now and then the actor's would kinda say things too perfectly. It's like the screenplay writer's thought that we couldn't figure it out. I also went into the movie with a preconceived idea of who the killer was and was kinda surprised with the twists and turns, so that made it better as I was right, then wrong, then right. But this was my problem, anyone watching the movie not knowing any history of the movie won't have that problem.
Siliw
this is a movie talks about family relationship. It pick up a boring topic to describe. It is the love from a mother to her daughter. I think the love from mother to daughter is unfair but grateful. Mother tries her best to give her daughter everything she wants in the world. But the daughter thinks she deserved all of those beautiful gifts and also she deserved this love from her mother. The daughter doesn't know to say thank you to her mother. She doesn't know to switch thinking. If she knows to thinking on her mother's position, she won't do those things to hurt her mother's heart. However, after the daughter done those things to break her mother's heart, mother still loves her and try to do everything to cover her daughter's crime.
m-meehan-28239
Mildred pierce is a great film because of how much different it is. The focus is on a woman who is picking her self up after divorce. I personally enjoy any story about someone who works hard and chases what they want. The story stays interesting by flashing back and forth between present day discussing a murder and her life before and what led up to the crime. The editor did a great job of making this these time changes very smooth and apparent. Also since they don't show the murderer it keeps you in suspense especially since there is a happy story but you know in the back of your mind there is going to be a murder. The only bad part about this movie was the daughter. She single handedly ruined every scene she was in the girl was a bitch. I was glad to see she was a dancer. Felt like justice.
ayreno
Michael Curtiz's direction is truly superb in the way he presents the story as well as delving into the mind of its titular character. Curtiz also plays up to the noir style of the film by creating an opening sequence while never revealing who kills Monte. This would create a tone where it becomes very dark during Mildred's interrogation scenes. By the time the third act arrives, the mixture of melodrama and noir finally blend as the tone of the film darkens. Cinematographer Ernest Haller does a phenomenal job with the film's black-and-white photography from the wondrous, sunny look of the suburbs that Mildred lived in early in the film to the dark, eerie world that comes in later in the film. Max Steiner score is excellent from its sweeping theme that plays to the melodrama of the film to more uplifting pieces that plays to Mildred's rise. Steiner's score is definitely another of the film's highlights as it's truly spectacular. The cast is definitely wonderful for its array of some very memorable performances from the big actors to some small roles by other actors. Mainly Joan Crawford in one of her finest performances as the title character brings realism to a woman in the 1940s trying to do what is right for her children. Bringing a sense of frustration over her spoiled child, but never once coming off as a mean spirited mother. It's an overall iconic performance from the legendary Crawford. Ann Blyth is superb as Veda, the ungrateful daughter who wants to become rich and ambitious as she is also a selfish, spoiled, and uncaring. With a stylized yet dramatic performance, Blyth succeeds in creating an unsympathetic character that everyone loves to hate.
