Review of Whirlpool (1950) by Martin T — 01 Apr 2010
More noir-ish than noir, a solid psychological drama but one that lacks tension. The shining star of this movie is Jose Ferrer, who pulls off devious and charming in a captivating manner reminiscent of Alan Rickman.
Gene Tierney and Richard Conte just seem to be going through the motions by comparison. The film also deals with a lot of pop psychiatrics, including hypnosis... right behind amnesia in terms of hokey plot devices.
The cinematography is dull and the score is perfunctory. A watchable story that needs a whole lot more spark to it.
This review of Whirlpool (1950) was written by Martin T on 01 Apr 2010.
Whirlpool has generally received positive reviews.
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