Review of Not as a Stranger (1955) by Nathan Rabin for The A.V. Club — 07 Sep 1964
Not As A Stranger taps into the raging fury and animal sexuality lurking underneath Mitchum’s quiet-storm demeanor; the film’s redemptive arc requires him to realize what he has in a good, wholesome woman like de Havilland, but Mitchum’s bedroom eyes and leering swagger suggest that he really belongs to a femme fatale like Grahame, who undoubtedly tumbled out of the womb clutching a cigarette in one hand and a glass of scotch in the other.
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This review of Not as a Stranger (1955) was written by Nathan Rabin and published by The A.V. Club on 07 Sep 1964.
Not as a Stranger has generally received mixed reviews.
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