Review of Carmen Jones (1954) by Kevin R — 24 Nov 2011
I saw this because of lengendary actors, dorthy dandrige and harry belafonte, and found myself interested in their younger screen selves. but that's all I was interested in. the movie is known for its adapattion of the bizet opera, CARMEN using an all african-american cast during the early 50s in cinema.
a great cinema feat, but not enough. unfortuntaely, the orignal music doesn't fight the structure of the film and the operatic voices dybbed by both dandrige and belafonte (both accomplished singers) don't help.
not too mention the plot is creative, but weak. the only thing sharp about this "lengendary" film is the dialogue fortunately.
This review of Carmen Jones (1954) was written by Kevin R on 24 Nov 2011.
Carmen Jones has generally received positive reviews.
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