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Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952) Rank 4 Reviews
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TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
The rise and fall of a ruthless Hollywood producer (Kirk Douglas, in one his greatest roles), as told through the eyes of the people he made, then alienated. ...read the complete Bad and the Beautiful movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
In Minnnelli's hands, the noirish melodram is less critical of Hollywood and more ambiguous in depicting the tawdry absurdities and operatic splendors of a bizzare industry, in which the players are more of frustrated dreamers than cold manipulators. ...read the complete Bad and the Beautiful movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
filmcritic.com
This biting behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood is as sharp as they come. Opening on the funeral of a producer, the film follows three people as they spew vitriol on the man. Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner are particularly fun. ...read the complete Bad and the Beautiful movie review at filmcritic.com
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
This biting behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood is as sharp as they come. Opening on the funeral of a producer, the film follows three people as they spew vitriol on the man. Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner are particularly fun. Hollywood wouldn't be ...read the complete Bad and the Beautiful movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Daily-Reviews.com (Mike Pinsky)
The excellent Lana Turner documentary is certainly worth the price of admission by itself. As for the feature, Warner Brothers presents a sharp print to match the film's cool and cynical humor. Raw audio of the scoring sessions for the film (solid ...read the complete Bad and the Beautiful movie review at Daily-Reviews.com (Mike Pinsky)
User Reviews
by Guy Bombardo "Guy... on January 11, 2009
WOW. Short review: Just watched it on VHS and got online immediately afterwards to order it on DVD. Not only that, this is the movie that's tempted me into finally making the plunge into Digital Projector purchase. This movie deserves to been seen on ...
by T. Collinson "sis... on May 05, 2008
The true skin of Hollywood studio system is finally shows itself through Vincente Minnelli's crime/Noir; The bad and the beautiful. Slightly hits the simular angle to Billy Wilders acclaimed Sunset Boulevard which was released 1950, three years prior to ...
by J J BAGS on October 20, 2007
Maddening story of a no scruples Hollywood producer,using everyone for his own benefit. While most see this film as an indictment of the film industry, I tend to liken it to big business on a grander scale, or to Washington politics. Anyway, there's so ...
by Perry R. Johnson ... on July 26, 2007
The dvd you are about to watch was way ahead of its time in 1952. Movie portrays the seedy side of Hollywood. Kirk Douglas does an excellent performance of playing Jonathan Shields, who doesn't care who he hurts to get his way. In the process, he cheats ...
by John Farr "The Be... on June 26, 2007
One of my favorite movies about Hollywood, this sharp, stylized melodrama gets top-flight treatment from director Minnelli. Featuring a powerhouse cast--Douglas, Turner, Dick Powell, Walter Pidgeon, Barry Sullivan, and a personal favorite, Gloria ...
by Kevin Killian on March 01, 2006
Interested in Val Lewton films? They should have packed this one as an extra in the latest DVD set of Lewton's horror films for RKO. Maybe they couldn't get studio clearance, but once you get past the mumbo jumbo, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL contains a ...
by Ed Uyeshima on February 11, 2006
Known more for his stylish MGM musicals, director Vincente Minnelli pulled out all the stops for this classic 1952 melodrama about a ruthless film producer, Jonathan Shields, who alienates all of those around him to build his fortunes and legacy in ...
by Spri "American He... on December 09, 2005
Kirk Douglas in what I consider to be his second-best performance; the first being "Lust For Life" - his portrayal of Vincent Van Gogh. He is backed by a great cast, including Walter Pidgeon, Gloria Grahame and Lana Turner. This is one of the best movies ...
by Hiram Gomez Pardo on August 04, 2005
In the Fifties the interiorities of the Industry movies was shocked by three remarkable works: everyone of them with its distinctive trademark: All about, Eve, Sunset Boulevard and The bad and the beautiful.
This is an unusual film of Vincent Minelli and ...
by Nathaniel Gasper on May 19, 2003
This is perhaps my favorite Hollywood movie about Hollywood. All the actors from the sublime Barry Sullivan, to the eurodite Dick Powell, to the glamorous Lana Turner, to the amazing Kirk Douglas, give teriffic performances. It's a shame that only Gloria ...
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