Review of Gentleman's Agreement (1947) by Adrian B — 06 Nov 2010
Though I recognize this film has a lot of significance, it is plagued by a dragging storyline which intervenes heavily with its subject matter. It is so slow paced to the point that it just makes the viewer lose interest and it is overlong at 118 minutes.
The performances, with I suppose Celeste Holm, do not stand out, even Gregory Peck's sadly. I suppose that the year it was released was 1947, which was not a great year for the Academy Awards. This is one of those Best Pictures that won because most of its competition with either not nominated (Black Narcissus was a masterpiece and sadly not nominated) or nothing else great was released (David Lean's Great Expectations was nominated the same year for Best Picture and it is well respected but I have not yet seen it).
The previous two years and the following year's Best Picture winners were terrific, and this one seemed so much less interesting. Too bad, a film with so much potential barely interested me.
This review of Gentleman's Agreement (1947) was written by Adrian B on 06 Nov 2010.
Gentleman's Agreement has generally received positive reviews.
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