Review of Bigger Than Life (1956) by Irvin C — 24 Nov 2013
This film blew me away. A mild-mannered schoolteacher/family man discovers he has a serious heart ailment and is prescribed an experimental medicine that will help prolong his life. But then the drugs start changing his personality.
This is a heartbreaking and even thrilling film. James Mason plays the lead in this and his performance is absolutely astonishing. The way he goes from loving family man and mild-mannered schoolteacher to.
...something else was masterful. Also masterful was Nicholas Ray's direction. The way he uses technicolor, light and shadow when composing the scenes and building dread was pitch perfect. This easily, EASILY ranks among his very best that already includes "In a Lonely Place" and "Rebel Without a Cause".
I absolutely LOVED it.
This review of Bigger Than Life (1956) was written by Irvin C on 24 Nov 2013.
Bigger Than Life has generally received very positive reviews.
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