Review of Bigger Than Life (1956) by Darren R — 22 Jul 2008
What at first seems like a rather silly melodrama turns into a wickedly subversive, 1950's version of The Shining. James Mason plays a schoolteacher who goes batshit crazy when he starts taking too much Cortisone, and begins to shatter his complacent suburban lifestyle.
It's still a little on the silly side, and it takes a while to get going... but once it does, it's brimming with intensity and vicious critique. This is my favorite so far from Nicholas Ray, and Mason, too.
This review of Bigger Than Life (1956) was written by Darren R on 22 Jul 2008.
Bigger Than Life has generally received very positive reviews.
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