Review of Our Man in Havana (1960) by Sausages M — 04 Nov 2012
Do you like Alex Guinness? Do you like his winsome looks that say so much more than words ever could? Do you enjoy his effortlessly masterful delivery; the way he entirely believably inhabits his characters? Do you love that thing he does where he's walking away from a character and then he turns back and says something of import, dropped as if it was almost of no consequence whatsoever? Then you'll love this film.
Also starring an ever-droll Noel Coward doing what he does; and Maureen O'Hara adding the noirish romance angle. A special mention must also go to Burl Ives affecting performance, delivered with sentimental panache whilst managing to avoid cliché.
One star only is deducted for the slightly uneven script that tries to deliver a message towards the end but never quite manages; and you wish they hadn't bothered. Ultimately however, this is a minor niggle in a sea of entertaining storytelling from a time when they actually knew how to make good films.
This review of Our Man in Havana (1960) was written by Sausages M on 04 Nov 2012.
Our Man in Havana has generally received positive reviews.
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