Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950) by Nate J — 10 Sep 2011

Kind of scares my dreams away of becoming either a writer or a moviestar... but it does it so well lol.

This review of Sunset Boulevard (1950) was written by Nate J on 10 Sep 2011.

Sunset Boulevard has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Sunset Boulevard

Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Elizabeth D (232) on 02 Jul 2018

I don't have to talk about Sunset Boulevard as the film is highly rated as it is. This is a great noir film, brilliantly lit and acted…

Read Review

Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Vlad M (135) on 26 Oct 2017

Ironically, a movie from another era, but with plenty of clever dialogue and intrigue…

Read Review

Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Dana F (381) on 31 Aug 2018

All time classic, fun to watch, every time I see it…

Read Review

Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Ricky P (225) on 30 Mar 2017

Stylishly directed, smartly written and powerfully acted…

Read Review

Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Upnworld R (8) on 07 Feb 2018

Very few writer-directors even in the history of modern Hollywood have had the gumption to pull off the the kind of darkly powerful mainstream…

Read Review

Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Andy F (912) on 05 Aug 2018

Billy Wilder's Sunset Blvd. is one of the better-known films from the golden age of cinema and one can see why…

Read Review

Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Carl M (496) on 07 Oct 2018

This is such a great film- a total classic. Dark comedy character study noir…

Read Review

Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Seanax.com (387) on 13 Jan 2017

Sunset Boulevard (1950), the blackest of Hollywood's self-portraits, is an old dark house of a ghost story inhabited by the living shadows…

Read Review

Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Abdulmalik A (303) on 13 Sep 2016

One of the great joys of the film is watching the way in which William Holden's naturalistic performance clashes with an actress and performance…

Read Review

Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Spencer H (746) on 26 Oct 2016

What a magnificent film. Gloria Swanson is incredible as the reclusive Silent star of a bygone age which she can't grow out of…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Chimes at Midnight (1965)

By Bosley Crowther (448) for New York Times (5,786) on 08 May 2005

Evidently Mr. Welles's reading of Falstaff ranges between a farcical concept of him and a mawkish, sentimental attitude…

Read Review

Review of Heat (1995)

By Jaredc. (130) on 06 Oct 2007

A nice choice of actor's, too long of a plot, boring, dull, and cliched with many flaws…

Read Review

Review of Moulin Rouge! (2001)

By Drunkenmaster (4) on 19 Feb 2007

This is a film for people who know nothing of history and don't mind seeing one of the most talented and tragic artists of all time portrayed…

Read Review

Review of Paths of Glory (1957)

By Josh G (853) on 27 May 2012

If you've seen my ratings for 2001 and Full Metal Jacket, then you've probably guessed that I'm really not a Stanley Kubrick fan…

Read Review

Review of The Hustler (1961)

By Sarah C (1,146) on 23 Aug 2009

I put this on expecting some kind of fast-talking, low-riding, straight-shooting excursion into ... well ... hustling, really…

Read Review

Review of Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

By Sarah F (1,278) on 10 Dec 2006

Pretty fricking bad to say the least. I highly recommend not watching it…

Read Review

Review of Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

By Kim B (837) on 26 Jun 2018

Uggghhhhh! Hated the script particularly, but overall the whole movie was annoying. The acting was either blank or excessive…

Read Review

Review of The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

By Kim B (837) on 12 Oct 2017

Movie was awful. I dont know how it got such high ratings…

Read Review

Review of Umberto D. (1952)

By Peter K (504) on 11 Nov 2010

This classic of Italian Neo Realism is seen by many as being the high point of this short lived genre and regarded by many as being De Sica's…

Read Review

Review of 2046 (2004)

By Carlaymout (5) on 31 Oct 2011

The WORST, TERRIBLE AND DONE NOTHING MOVIE! I just saw the actor talking and talking and done nothing…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews