there's some Gender criticism in this movie that seems very advanced for '47, as is the sequence of bogart trippin on ether. SF looks great on film from then too, what a historical gem.
Reviews of Dark Passage 1947
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"I sure look older. That's all right. I'm not."
Noir movies are cinema's best interpretation of the loneliness and callousness of the male midlife crisis.
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A certified Bogart banger ™️
Agnes Moorehead’s final scene + limited screen time really steals the show.
San Francisco was once great, before Gavin Ne-
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i couldn’t expect to like this movie that much but the subjective camera was absolutely fantastic ngl
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Really interesting use of POV and one shots in the beginning. San Francisco looks absolutely gorgeous, has to be the best noir location. Does a great job capturing the hills.
Pretty awesome how many people will help you out if you’re a convicted wife killer.
Terrible death scene, Bogart should’ve just blasted the villain but it made up with it with Midge going out the window that hard, great twist.
I love the cable car as a get away vehicle.
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POV of staring in to Lauren Bacall’s eyes made me blush
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Becall and Bogart 4/4
Definitely the weaker link in the Becall Bogart collection but still quite good.
The start of this film is incredible, I’ve never seen anything like it for it’s time, having a Humphrey Bogart POV and another legendary Lauren Becall entry is some way to open a film.
Unfortunately the film doesnt quite stay at this high a level, it’s a simple story we’ve seen a lot , a person convicted of a crime they didn’t do trying…
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I vividly remember catching this endlessly inventive and totally bananas high-concept film noir on TV as a kid – it may even have been my first Bogart movie that wasn't Casablanca. The plot is consistently unpredictable, and it doesn't matter at all that most of it doesn't make a lick of sense. Delmer Daves was an amazing director.
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Not one of my favorite noir films. Worth a watch but it feels weirdly lifeless and gimmicky. I didn’t find the story to be all that interesting or captivating. Also felt like Bogie was kind of phoning it in. I like that Daves tried for a different approach, and there were a few pretty strange / dark sequences, but I wasn’t really that impressed.
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another typical noir film with murder, mishaps, and romance. i loved the first person point of view in the beginning. also lauren bacall is so lovely to look at.
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looking directly into lauren bacall's eyes would have struck me dead, I fear
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