Review of Mickey One (1965) by Ken S — 24 Nov 2010
Mickey One stars a young Warren Beatty as a nightclub comic whom is on the run from the mob. He settles down in Chicago, where he changes his name to Mickey One. As Mickey One starts to see his star rise, his paranoia and fear of the mob begins to haunt him.
Arthur Penn's early film reminded me a lot of some French New Wave films. The film is very artistically shot and designed, featuring some great montages and scenes throughout. The film really picked up for me once Mickey begins to fall for Jenny (Alexandra Stewart).
The audience is able to see into Mickey's soul and relate to his fear and anxiety from this point on. The film also really does a great job of showing Mickey's increasing paranoia as he becomes fearful for his life.
The montages in particular are fantastic, specifically the opening scene and the scene which shoes Mickey and Jenny falling in love. The highlight of thie film being the Spotlight scene, which has some incredible tension and unease.
Mickey One is not a conventional hollywood flick, and one of Penns better films for sure.
This review of Mickey One (1965) was written by Ken S on 24 Nov 2010.
Mickey One has generally received mixed reviews.
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