Review of Bigger Than Life (1956) by Patrick L — 16 Aug 2011
My Criterion Blu-Ray arrived yesterday and I instantly popped it in to watch it. Well, I liked it a LOT. The actors are wonderful, the story and script are great (Cortisone will ruin your life!!), and the set design and cinematography are brilliant.
Very entertaining and provocative - at least for a 1950s Hollywood film. The ending is awful but you can blame that on studio interference, the Production Code etc yadda-yadda --- the ususal supspects.
This must be seventh or eight Nicholas Ray movie I have seen and I liked them all (my favourite is still "They Live by Night"). Highly recommended.
This review of Bigger Than Life (1956) was written by Patrick L on 16 Aug 2011.
Bigger Than Life has generally received very positive reviews.
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