Review of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) by Jon L — 06 Apr 2010

I was into this movie at the beginning, but I really didn't know where it was going to turn throughout the middle. I could not believe that the main character was Humphrey Bogart. He is stereotyped into a lot of roles, but he really stretched and played an entirely different character in this film.

So different, in fact that I had a hard time telling that is was him. The second half of the movie made me feel for the characters, and it did a great job at sparking emotion all the way into the end.

It finally redeemed itself by giving a glimpse of something to the audience, hope. That glimmer of hope made the whole film worth watching. It was a fine film.