Review of Room at the Top (1958) by J D — 01 Jan 2008
Great drama about the complications of love, sex, and class in Britain. Laurence Harvey has the rakish, smoldering confidence of a young William Holden, and Simone Signoret, who resembles Gena Rowlands, is at once both confident and vulnerable.
While Harvey's character Joe makes quite a few questionable moves to better himself, because all the upper crust he's trying to join are such self-righteous, pompous, sneering prigs, you still root for him.
He's the lesser of two evils, though what that costs him is the heart of the story. Intelligent drama for adults, could very well have been made yesterday with its modern look at adult relationships.
This review of Room at the Top (1958) was written by J D on 01 Jan 2008.
Room at the Top has generally received very positive reviews.
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