Dark Passage

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Draco S Apr 27, 2019 The plot is a little messy but it's an enjoyable thriller.

Draco M Apr 20, 2019 A very good thriller starring Bogart and Baccal. The first third of the movie is shot in an unusual manner which hooks your attention from the get-go and afterwards it keeps the rhythm with a good screenplay and outstanding performances. A highly recommendable movie from the 40's. See more

Anakin R Jan 12, 2019 Stuffing such a complex and unbelievable plot into a compact film makes the jagged edges of the movie stand out. This is too bad, because it is otherwise an outstanding film noir, with many nice and innovative (for the time) techniques that keep our attention and add considerable pleasure to the story. Bogie is good, Bacall is very good, and Agnes Moorhead is outstanding. See more

Draco L Oct 14, 2018 This film is interesting as it starts off, both with its story and the perspective used to tell it. Humphrey Bogart plays a convict who has escaped San Quentin and is on the run, and because of the first-person camera technique, we can't see his face. A wealthy young art student (Lauren Bacall) picks him up and immediately begins helping him, hiding him out in her San Francisco apartment (which is incidentally incredibly large and spacious, has an amazing view of the bay, and ample parking on the street out front...hahaha). Unfortunately the film asks us to swallow way too much, starting with why Bacall would be helping him so much, and then later falling for him. It's just not believable, and throughout there are so many questionable character motivations and coincidences that I found myself saying "oh come on!" as I watched. The best parts of the film were the beautiful shots of San Francisco, Agnes Moorehead's last couple of scenes, and the creepiness of the backroom plastic surgery Bogart goes through (though gee, just a week later, a brand new face with no swelling, incredible). I wish the script could have been better - I kept hoping for some master stroke or dark plot twist that explained it all, but it never came. You can do much better in noir, and in Bogart/Bacall pairings. See more

Anakin W Sep 15, 2018 Not much in the plot believable anymore. Apparently they cashed in on the Bogart-Bacall romance

Poe W May 24, 2018 Not Boggy and Bacall at their best but still a very good noir.

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