Review of A Hole in the Head (1959) by Jason R — 14 Sep 2009
This was a nice little movie by Frank Capra but he has done much better films. Sinatra is clearly on the wrong place in this movie. He plays a good-for-nothing rascal with a heart of gold but I really disliked the character he was portraying.
The kid was great in scenes they had together but Sinatra wasn't funny once on those occasions. On the contrary, one of the punchlines in the movie is Sinatra saying that he's going to punch his kid, which I found strange and not funny at all.
But in all I cannot say the acting was bad on Sinatra's part. I just like the singer much more than the actor. Robinson seemed to do this one on automatic pilot and Carolyn Jones was funny and did a fine job.
Thelma Ritter also deserves mentioning. The story had the potential of being great but it was not performed to the fullest. Also I expected more songs since I saw this as being a musical/comedy. The 'High Hopes' part in the movie was one of the high points.
The whole part of Sinatra being forced in a relationship ended on a down note. After that it became chaotic and it seemed they didn't really knew how to get to the cheesy ending, an ending that's expected from Capra.
This review of A Hole in the Head (1959) was written by Jason R on 14 Sep 2009.
A Hole in the Head has generally received mixed reviews.
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