Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Mikel3 We saw this last night on TCM. Overall it was very good thanks to Mr. Bogart at his evil best. Haven't seen him this sinister since 'The Return of Dr. X' a film I actually liked in spite of the criticisms. Yes, he had played many gangsters, none as psychotic as this character IMO. Barbara Stanwyck is always good, here I don't feel she was given much to do, it was really Bogart's film. Alexis Smith was also well cast as the femme fatale bad girl out to seduce and steal Mr. Carroll (Bogart) from his current life. Nigel Bruce was also in the cast acting pretty much the way he always does...like his bumbling absent minded Dr. Watson. He seems that way in just about every role, not that he doesn't do it well. Actress Ann Carter (The Curse of the Cat People) was also note worthy as Mr. Carroll's daughter who seemed to be 12 going on 40. The part the painting of his two wives played in the story was chilling as was their appearance. Haven't seen a scarier portrait since Dorian Gray's final look. The story reminded much of an earlier film 'Suspicion' with 'Gary Grant, especially the role a glass of milk played in the story. There is one line by Mr. Bogart that's reminiscent of another famous line he once said in 'Casablanca', "Geoffrey Carroll: Y'know, I have the strangest feeling that this is the beginning of a beautiful hatred". 'TTMC' had a Hitchcockian feel to the story..

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . was a famous British painter, some if not most Art Historians have come to believe that many of the Old Masters were serial killers of their nude models on the side. (As Julia Child says, "You cannot make a great omelet without cracking a good many eggs.") Art Lovers lament that there don't seem to be many Da Vincis and Michaelangelos splashing paint on canvas nowadays. THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS shows us that the REAL problem is that Society has gotten too squeamish about "cracking eggs" in a good cause, and all the CSI's running around totally curtail Artistic Freedom. God told Saint Joan (in one of His mysterious ways) to have a child predator with scores of kills as lead general of her army. Adolph Hitler and John Wayne Gacy are among a plethora of later historical figures who were frustrated painters at heart. Artist Geoffrey Carroll (Humphrey Bogart) runs into all kinds of resistance and red tape before he even can get to the would-be third Mrs. Carroll. Only Geoffrey's young daughter "Bea" turns out to be a true Art Lover here. The bottom line is that THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS relates why today's world is unlikely to enjoy a new Mona Lisa.

weho90069 This is, first of all, a well made, well mounted, and well cast film. It even has Franz Waxman's music, which is fine indeed.I found difficulty enjoying this film however because none of the characters are sympathetic except the surly housekeeper who is endearing because she IS insolent. Very odd.Bogart's character, Geoffrey Carroll, comes off as a cad from the get-go which wouldn't necessarily have been so bad if it weren't also clear from the start of the film that he was hell-bent on murdering his first wife. He wasn't suffering in the marriage, he was evidently just a rotten person. Hard to find any sympathy there.Daughter Bea is devoted to her father in a way that seems very unnatural; she is indeed a peculiar child. Perhaps we should have seen more of the first Mrs Carroll's marriage (relationship) so we could have better understood Bea. I dunno... She seems one step away from being The Bad Seed, IMHO. No sympathy there...The supporting characters, with the exception of the aforementioned housekeeper, are either dull as dishwater (Penny), despicable (Cecily), snobbish (Cecily's mother) or incompetent (the Doctor).The chemist who blackmails Carroll is decidedly heinous and, while entertaining, is also highly unlikable. But he's supposed to be.Finally, Sally, Carroll's second wife, doesn't have much to recommend herself and there is little reason to care whether she lives or dies. Oh sure, she showed some spine when she initially rejects Carroll when she finds out he's already married, but the film skips what should have been key scenes between Carroll and Sally where they reconcile after the death of Carroll's first wife. I'd have liked to see him sweet talk Sally into marriage now that the first wife was so conveniently out of the picture...In addition, Sally is pretty dumb. It's clear to us, the audience, that Cecily and Carroll have a spark between them from their initial introduction (there's a fine line between love and contempt!). But Sally chooses to ignore Cecily's rather obvious plays for her man (irresponsible) and even keeps her former fiancé Penny around all the time as a family friend (sorry, that doesn't work too well in real life).Despite good breeding, Sally shows bad judgment and appears to be boringly complacent. She doesn't have much personality; I mean, what does she DO with her days? She's a character that is sketched pretty poorly and I don't fault Stanwyck at all; I fault the writing. Sally isn't the least bit sympathetic (except for her predicament and that's purely mechanical; a sheer function of the narrative).In a good Noir, the characters have flaws & fall prey to circumstances that get out of control often due to their own personal failings. These people aren't just flawed, however, they are damned annoying.Finally, the motivation for Carroll's murderous tendencies are never made very clear. Sure, some people are just *born* bad, and that's a fact of life. However, it would have made the film better if we, the audience, had been given a bit more background on Carroll and what drove him to commit murder in the first place. What's his philosophy? All we get is one scene between Carroll & Cecily where she lures him with a new, carefree life with her in sunny South America and him stroking his brow like a simmering maniac (the bells! the bells!) saying that "this was what he always wanted..." Verrrry shallow.Or is a commentary about artists in general? That they're selfish, immoral, lazy? Looking for hand-outs from rich patrons? Willing to trade up (even through murder) when a better opportunity comes along? What RUBBISH! Enjoy this movie for what it is, but don't expect it to compare with Hitchcock's "Suspicion" which also deals with a (potentially) murderous spouse & deadly glasses of warm milk.

LeonLouisRicci Gothic atmosphere and mood highlight this ultimately mediocre and tepid try at suspense and terror. The two stars are competent, although Bogart is miscast and seems to be forcing it and is especially unbelievable during the finale.The wonderful little girl softens the beast within, but that contrasted with the psychotic painter is to subtle and unbelievable to be truly effective. Some of the contrivances are incoherent and not fully consistent enough to sustain the suspenseful mood. The last act is the most disappointing and seems to rush things along rather than build the required terror and trepidation. The final few lines of dialog are ridiculous and tacked on for viewer closure.Watchable and offbeat enough to recommend, just not up to the standards of the participants.