The Country Girl (1954) :
Brief Review -
Grace Kelly proves the loyalty of a country girl in this honest attempt but banal love-triangle surely makes it typical. If i have to put The Country Girl in one sentence then i would say, it's about the loyalty of a married woman who has suffered a lot but always remained steadfast. To prove it, this film uses typical love triangle which looks totally unnecessary. I will try to prove my point with next few lines. The film is one of several which contains a plot within a plot in the guise of the play under production:The Land Around Us. A director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, who he believes is the cause of all the man's problems. Later he realises that the woman was innocent afterall and it was her who have been suffering for years as her husband was actually the one who was weak. Here comes that 'Kiss'. I don't know why this 'Mandatory Kiss' never convinced me to prove something, it is so common in Hollywood movies. I never looked at it as a sign of love, rather i always found it irrelevant even when it was necessary. I just tried to think, what if this kiss and that love triangle were not parts of this film? Wouldn't it have looked better? My answer is Yes. Just imagine, if Holden had left the room silently after knowing the truth about Crosby. It would have worked like a burning factor. But who wants to make intelligent cinema when you have handsome faces and glamourous doll in the film. Anyways, the performances have saved it. Kelly's best by far, Crosby's most serious role and a cake walk for Holden. Seaton preferred to make a daily soap when he could have made a meaningful drama. Overall, good but nothing great. Watch it for performances of the trio.
RATING - 6.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
Grace Kelly proves the loyalty of a country girl in this honest attempt but banal love-triangle surely makes it typical. If i have to put The Country Girl in one sentence then i would say, it's about the loyalty of a married woman who has suffered a lot but always remained steadfast. To prove it, this film uses typical love triangle which looks totally unnecessary. I will try to prove my point with next few lines. The film is one of several which contains a plot within a plot in the guise of the play under production:The Land Around Us. A director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, who he believes is the cause of all the man's problems. Later he realises that the woman was innocent afterall and it was her who have been suffering for years as her husband was actually the one who was weak. Here comes that 'Kiss'. I don't know why this 'Mandatory Kiss' never convinced me to prove something, it is so common in Hollywood movies. I never looked at it as a sign of love, rather i always found it irrelevant even when it was necessary. I just tried to think, what if this kiss and that love triangle were not parts of this film? Wouldn't it have looked better? My answer is Yes. Just imagine, if Holden had left the room silently after knowing the truth about Crosby. It would have worked like a burning factor. But who wants to make intelligent cinema when you have handsome faces and glamourous doll in the film. Anyways, the performances have saved it. Kelly's best by far, Crosby's most serious role and a cake walk for Holden. Seaton preferred to make a daily soap when he could have made a meaningful drama. Overall, good but nothing great. Watch it for performances of the trio.
RATING - 6.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.