Review of The Bribe (1949) by Eric R — 16 Mar 2011
A federal agent (Robert Taylor) is sent to Central America in pursuit of stolen aircraft engines being sold to highest bidder. While there he begins to fall for the wife (Ava Gardner) of one of the men involved in the operation.
The Bribe is a crime thriller with mystery elements. The film actually begins about 2/3rds through and shows us the events leading up to that point via the federal agent narrating. As we follow him around we get lots of insight the character via narration as he struggles to find the men responsible while balancing his desire to be with Elizabeth.
The plot and style are nothing groundbreaking but there are lots of good twists and turns. It also helps a lot having actors of the caliber of Robert Taylor,Charles Laughton and Vincent Price spitting out strong dialogue, which really elevates the film a lot.
The finale is superb, in particular a shootout which takes place in a dark apartment with fireworks going off in the background. Oh, I think I am going to start calling all fat people Pie-shaped men and women, that cracks me up.
This review of The Bribe (1949) was written by Eric R on 16 Mar 2011.
The Bribe has generally received mixed reviews.
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