This Woman is Dangerous (1952)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Criminal Elizabeth Austin (Joan Crawford) learns that she could end up going blind so she tells her gangster boyfriend (David Brian) that she has to go away for a while. Once away at the hospital Elizabeth starts to have feelings for her doctor (Dennis Morgan) and before long the gangster shows up. THIS WOMAN IS DANGEROUS is a pretty generic and silly title and I'd say the film is just a bit too predictable and slow to really work. While there are a few interesting moments throughout, there's no question that this material is certainly "B" level stuff and not even Crawford can really bring any class to it. Crawford would eventually call this the worst picture she ever did but I wouldn't go that far. There are a couple good moments scattered throughout and this includes the performance of Brian who is clearly the best thing about the picture. He appeared in a couple films with Crawford and I thought he proved himself to be a quite capable actor. I thought he was extremely believable as the gangster and I really thought he was good as being cold-blooded. I also thought Morgan was good in his role, although there's no question that the screenplay doesn't do much for him. As for Crawford, she's good yet again but at the same time there's no question that this material is quite up to her standards. I think she knew that too and that's why she's not as strong as you typically see her. I think one of the biggest problems with the film is its love story. Not for a second do you really believe what you're seeing and in all reality you don't even care. At 100-minutes the film has a few too many slow spots and too many sections that just drag. The film is mildly entertaining but there are certainly much better out there of its type.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Criminal Elizabeth Austin (Joan Crawford) learns that she could end up going blind so she tells her gangster boyfriend (David Brian) that she has to go away for a while. Once away at the hospital Elizabeth starts to have feelings for her doctor (Dennis Morgan) and before long the gangster shows up. THIS WOMAN IS DANGEROUS is a pretty generic and silly title and I'd say the film is just a bit too predictable and slow to really work. While there are a few interesting moments throughout, there's no question that this material is certainly "B" level stuff and not even Crawford can really bring any class to it. Crawford would eventually call this the worst picture she ever did but I wouldn't go that far. There are a couple good moments scattered throughout and this includes the performance of Brian who is clearly the best thing about the picture. He appeared in a couple films with Crawford and I thought he proved himself to be a quite capable actor. I thought he was extremely believable as the gangster and I really thought he was good as being cold-blooded. I also thought Morgan was good in his role, although there's no question that the screenplay doesn't do much for him. As for Crawford, she's good yet again but at the same time there's no question that this material is quite up to her standards. I think she knew that too and that's why she's not as strong as you typically see her. I think one of the biggest problems with the film is its love story. Not for a second do you really believe what you're seeing and in all reality you don't even care. At 100-minutes the film has a few too many slow spots and too many sections that just drag. The film is mildly entertaining but there are certainly much better out there of its type.