Review of The World's Greatest Sinner (1962) by Simon L — 22 Dec 2008
First things first: the only reason anyone remembers this movie today is because Frank Zappa wrote the score, and it's the only thing about the whole affair that's not absolutely astounding. In a bad way.
The World's Greatest Sinner, created on just about every level by the wildly odd Timothy Carey, stands along side Manos, Robot Monster, and Monster A Go Go as one of the worst movies EVER. I don't just mean that the story is crazy, though it is.
I don't just mean that Carey is easilly the creepiest "leading man" in film history, though he is. I'm not simply talking about the fact that the budget appears to have been about $2.
45. I'm not even stoping at the fact that there are home videos with better editing than this film. I'm talking about Timothy Carey giving several "rock and roll" performances throughout the film.
These sweaty, spazmatic abominations would be LEGENDARY if more than 40 people had actually seen The World's Greatest Sinner. The world would not see a more vivid musical display of shame until Tiny Tim sang "Do Ya Thing I'm Sexy.
" They're THAT bad, and they set the tone for the rest of the film quite well. Honestly, Carey makes a convincing maniac street preacher, though that's really not a complement. He's easilly the best actor in the cast, but then the rest of the cast includes featured players of Ray Dennis Steckler and Colman Francis, so that's not really a complement either.
Really, the only complement I CAN give to Greatest Sinner is the fact that it never holds back. Rather than shrinking back in the face of its own absurdity, The World's Greatest Sinner plows ahead and embraces even wilder absurdity at every turn.
If ever there was a movie to watch simply to say that you made it through, this is it.
This review of The World's Greatest Sinner (1962) was written by Simon L on 22 Dec 2008.
The World's Greatest Sinner has generally received positive reviews.
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