Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

kindtxgal Fine cast of actors playing their parts incredibly well, particularly Orson Welles and George Sanders as a drag queen/American agent. The scene with him knitting booties is absolutely priceless, having seen him and known his work with thriller genre / Bette Davis flicks of the Golden Era of Hollywood. However, I watched this film through once, then skim-watched it again a second time trying to ascertain the plot and some of the scenes relevancy, and I just couldn't thread it all together. Too many scenes plunked in with no tie in or tie out for that matter...apparently wanting the viewer to be able to piece it all together. Which I really couldn't for the most part. And that ending! Horrendous! Catch it on FXM and save the rental wait time. It's just too steeped in a cacophony of scenes that rarely thread together in any way shape or form. And who are the folks in the masks? That is unanswered as well.

Bladerunner101 Majestically directed by Huston, stuffed with great performances including Richard Boon, John O'Shea, Nigel Green, and especially Max Von Sydow who is in compelling form. Bibi Andersson is a revelation, so full of tenderness, anger and despair.Full of engaging characters, unexpected scenes, and plenty of twists this is a neglected classic of the genre.It needs a proper DVD release with plenty of extras, before all those involved pass away (Bibi Andersson and Barbara Parkins are the only principals still with us) Despite being central to the plot Orson Wells has little more than a cameo. O'Shea is little known now but deserves a larger entry in the footnotes of the secret agent roll.

moonspinner55 Director John Huston also co-penned this complicated adaptation of Noel Behn's acclaimed spy novel set in 1969, with a team of crack operatives skilled in counter-intelligence matters and burglary sent to Moscow to retrieve an unauthorized anti-Red Chinese letter promising US aid to Russia via the destruction of China's atomic weapons. Star-studded tale of espionage and double-crosses rarely livens up, is often crass and offensive, yet it does have a certain arrogant style which maintains interest. The early assemblage of talents for the mission is fun (though there's the usual hubbub about accepting a girl into the circle), and Patrick O'Neal is commendably non-showy in the central role of the Naval officer who is unceremoniously dropped from the military to take part in the operation. Huston's decision not to use subtitles is most interestingly handled, and the Finnish locations are convincing (if drab). Still, the brutality in the film's final third is disheartening, and the twist climax underwhelming. ** from ****

cdthornton Just read some dunderhead's review with spoilers posted back in October 08. That person rated this movie one of the worst ever with an all star cast. Well, I am sure you are satisfied with Steven Seagal or Chuck Norris fare because you wouldn't know grit or realism if it bit you on the tool. The contents of the letter was a declaration of war by the US in conjunction with the USSR against China. Shows you how much you watched. I am sure George Sanders didn't commit suicide because he appeared in drag. Otherwise Dustin Hoffman, Eric Idle Robbie Coltrane, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon etc wouldn't have had substantial careers after they appeared in drag. My guess is that you think Tom Cruise's MI films are Citizen Kane! Or you don't know what Citizen Kane is.