Review of Bigger Than Life (1956) by Adam R — 11 Apr 2009
A towering performance from James Mason and an incisive script make this potentially cringe-inducing melodrama into a spectacular analysis and critique of '50s domesticity.
Mason plays a schoolteacher who, upon becoming addicted to cortisone, becomes a slave to his crushing id, a feature his domestication did such a good job of hiding.
This review of Bigger Than Life (1956) was written by Adam R on 11 Apr 2009.
Bigger Than Life has generally received very positive reviews.
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