Review of Glen or Glenda (1953) by Tyler H — 19 Oct 2008
Ed Wood's films need a ratings scale all their own.
It's probably been over a decade since I'd last seen this and I had forgotten how thoroughly...remarkable this film is. Whatever else you can say about it, you can't simply look at the nonexistent budget, bad directing, bad writing, worse acting, and just write it off as a bad movie or even one of the worst films ever made; the whole thing simply defies description.
Overwrought dialogue, ham-handed if not flat-out fractured symbolism, a ridiculous overuse of stock footage, much of which is tangentially pertinent to the film at best, imagery that...well, I'm sure made sense to Wood -- all of these elements come together to create an unlikely thing of pure beauty that one really needs to experience for oneself. Even the brief recreations from Tim Burton's biopic don't come close to capturing everything this film has to offer. The epitome of unwitting genius.
This review of Glen or Glenda (1953) was written by Tyler H on 19 Oct 2008.
Glen or Glenda has generally received negative reviews.
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