I love "To Have And Have Not" and "Dark Passage" and "The Big Sleep" is okay but this Bogart and Bacall movie was a disappointment. It just didn't live up to its reputation......or I just expected more of an action-crime film. It's a play, really: a talky almost soap-opera-like story....not the more action crime movies I prefer. This is more like "The Petrified Forest" than the normal film-noir/gangster fare.
That's not to say it isn't good. If you love plays, you'll love this.
Another of my favorites - Edward G. Robinson - also stars in here and was the best character, I thought. Lionel Barrymore is also in here along with Claire Trevor, who I believe won an award for performance. However, drunks are never fun for me to watch but all these actors are award-winners, so if you like stage performances (most of this is filmed in hotel lobby) you should like this film.
That's not to say it isn't good. If you love plays, you'll love this.
Another of my favorites - Edward G. Robinson - also stars in here and was the best character, I thought. Lionel Barrymore is also in here along with Claire Trevor, who I believe won an award for performance. However, drunks are never fun for me to watch but all these actors are award-winners, so if you like stage performances (most of this is filmed in hotel lobby) you should like this film.