Where to begin...and hopefully end soon. This one's acting wasn't too bad but the believability of the story is a laugh.
Maybe back in 1948 but how would they make me believe that a guy, and not a nice one, can almost hypnotize anyone and make them think what he wants? It's painfully ridiculous. How can they make me believe that just by being in this guys presence that a young girl has a heart attack? It's just downright stupid.
Sydney Greenstreet is the star of this obviously but his character and it's content is just not credible. It's so over-the-top that I laughed and yelled a lot at the screen with my ole favorite saying..."gimme a break!!!". The ending is just plain pathetic in that the girl who has evil done to hers cousin goes to the Greenstreet character and says..."I'll go away if you leave her alone." Throughout this film women are made to look timid and mindless and to look like they couldn't think for themselves.
This film and the book it was based on may have been relevant back in its time but today...it's far beyond relevant. Skip this one.
Maybe back in 1948 but how would they make me believe that a guy, and not a nice one, can almost hypnotize anyone and make them think what he wants? It's painfully ridiculous. How can they make me believe that just by being in this guys presence that a young girl has a heart attack? It's just downright stupid.
Sydney Greenstreet is the star of this obviously but his character and it's content is just not credible. It's so over-the-top that I laughed and yelled a lot at the screen with my ole favorite saying..."gimme a break!!!". The ending is just plain pathetic in that the girl who has evil done to hers cousin goes to the Greenstreet character and says..."I'll go away if you leave her alone." Throughout this film women are made to look timid and mindless and to look like they couldn't think for themselves.
This film and the book it was based on may have been relevant back in its time but today...it's far beyond relevant. Skip this one.