Review of Look Back in Anger (1959) by Rachael H — 20 Oct 2010

.A 1950s kitchen sink drama which is very Coronation Street! Basically it's about the character study of Jimmy Porter; his relationships with woman and his need for more excitement in his life. it's very well shot and is set at only a few different locations. The storyline's very contained and drags on after a bit because the main character doesn't have a lot of depth to him. Yeah, we get he's a selfish bastard who abuses his wife and doesn't want her child, but that gets samey after a while and it's predictable what will happen to him int he end. The ending it self I didn't like but that reason and also because it was simply dull.

The best scene is where Jimmy hurts his wife with an iron. The dialogue is perfect and mise-en-scene is very dramatic. There were good acting performances, it reflects the 50s and the taboo subject of abortions, but I wasn't enthralled by the storyline or the main character and so I can't class it as a "good" film.