This movie makes a big mistake in one area: it doesn't provide enough written dialog. You watch this film for interminable minutes not knowing what the people are saying! It's frustrating and makes for an extremely slow movie. It gets to be like pulling teeth to try to finish watching it. The 100 minutes feel more like 1,000.
Not only that, the story is a real downer, and I certainly wasn't surprised to hear that this was a disaster at the box office. Word must have gotten out.
The only memorable facet to this film - to me, as a male - was ogling Louise Brooks, a beautiful and sexy woman. She had one of the prettier faces of her day. The supporting cast was okay, but nothing memorable, even Gustav Diesel as the "Ripper."
Maybe like other viewers, back then and today, I was expecting a lot more. This is yet one more example of critics fooling us. It's "in" to praise everything Brooks did, so beware. Watching this movie will disappoint you, big-time!
Not only that, the story is a real downer, and I certainly wasn't surprised to hear that this was a disaster at the box office. Word must have gotten out.
The only memorable facet to this film - to me, as a male - was ogling Louise Brooks, a beautiful and sexy woman. She had one of the prettier faces of her day. The supporting cast was okay, but nothing memorable, even Gustav Diesel as the "Ripper."
Maybe like other viewers, back then and today, I was expecting a lot more. This is yet one more example of critics fooling us. It's "in" to praise everything Brooks did, so beware. Watching this movie will disappoint you, big-time!