Review of The Lost Weekend (1945) by Isabella P — 25 Apr 2010
Like Mutiny on the Bounty and Grand Hotel, when I first picked this up I thought it was going to bore me. once again I was 100% WRONG. holy moley this film blew me away. the acting my Ray Milland was absolutely superb and he totally deserved his Best Actor win.
It was a disturbing look at his characters life as a drunk. It was extremely well done too. I particularly liked the part where he is in the alcoholic ward of the hospital and he sees just how far he can sink if he continues to drink.
I also liked the visual effects of his hallucination. they did a great job with that. I was surprised at the hallucinations he had: A mouse eats through his wall and a bat comes out of nowhere and bites the mouse's head off.
whoa. pretty brutal for 1945. all in all it was a disturbing look into the world of a drunk the movie was much better than I thought it was going to be and I was surprised with how god it was. I really liked it.
Final Verdict. Milland's performance combined with the powerful story make this film's Best Picture win 100% correct).
This review of The Lost Weekend (1945) was written by Isabella P on 25 Apr 2010.
The Lost Weekend has generally received very positive reviews.
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