Review of Freaks (1932) by Adam T — 26 Sep 2008
When MGM's boy wonder, Irving Thalberg, commissioned Tod Browning to come up with the most disturbing horror movie imaginable to compete with other horror films distributed by rival studios, he certainly got his wish with "Freaks.
" Sadly, they edited the hell out of it in post-production so that it wouldn't be completely offensive to audiences in 1932, leaving us with the watered down remains of would could have been a masterpiece.
It's unfortunate that both Jean Harlow and Myrna Loy refused leading roles in this film, because they definitely would have added some quality acting to a film that lacked in that department. "Freaks" is arguably the most disturbing film released by MGM and it sadly ended the film career of Tod Browning, only a year after he directed the classic horror film "Dracula.
" Despite the mediocre script and lukewarm acting performances, this film remains one of my all-time guilty pleasures thanks to the "freaks.".
This review of Freaks (1932) was written by Adam T on 26 Sep 2008.
Freaks has generally received very positive reviews.
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