Review of Beware, My Lovely (1952) by Martin T — 01 Jun 2010
A disturbed man takes a vulnerable war widow hostage in her own house. I've never seen Robert Ryan do batshit crazy before, but he's very good at it. Unfortunately, Ida Lupino is mostly wasted, and has little to do except act scared (and kinda stupid).
The film has some gripping moments, but also gets mired down in repetitiveness. It makes a very short movie feel longer than it should. And for the life of me, I can't figure out why this was set in 1918.
If the opening title card hadn't announced it, I probably wouldn't have guessed (except for a couple of minor props). There's nothing about the story that wouldn't make sense in 1952. But like I said, it does have some moments.
I really liked the ending, especially that Xmas ornament shot. Trivial note: in the beginning of the film, you can clearly see the dead woman blink. It's the kind of gaffe I always look for, but never expected to actually see happen.
This review of Beware, My Lovely (1952) was written by Martin T on 01 Jun 2010.
Beware, My Lovely has generally received mixed reviews.
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