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"Odd Man Out". How do you spell "torture"?

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Posted on July 6, 2018 at 06:51:44
Victor Khomenko
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 Sometimes too much torture is... ahem... too much.

By most standards Odd Man Out is a masterpiece, a noir that is almost too much so. But some will find its 116 minutes excessive. I know we did. After all - the main idea is not a complicated one.



 

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Whatchu tawking bout, Willis?, posted on July 6, 2018 at 15:57:57
Billy Wonka
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 How about a hint of plot, actors, car chases, murders, and boobies!

 

No boobies, sorry! , posted on July 6, 2018 at 18:40:35
Victor Khomenko
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 I usually don't like telling people the plot, I think it is more fun discovering it on your own. But OK, just for your ears - a wounded Irish terrorist is trying to survive and make it to his safety. James Mason in the main role, everything is darker than dark, it is gloomy and desperate.

I have never been a fan of Mason, but there are some other notable performances - you will not feel cheated. No car chase, but plenty of murders.


 

I rewatched Mason playing Rommel . . . , posted on July 7, 2018 at 09:41:52
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 about three years ago. I had to chuckle at him wearing that black leather officer's coat in the desert every day. Now, that wasn't Jimbo's call but it shows the simplicity of post-WW2 British war films. It does not hold up over time. And yes, Mason was a one-note subwoofer. We call that "leading man".

 

I saw that one, did not finish it. nt, posted on July 7, 2018 at 10:09:52
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RE: No boobies, sorry! , posted on July 7, 2018 at 17:08:46
goldenthal
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 I age, but if I'm not mistaken there was a GREAT performance in that movie by Robert Newton as a drunken/obsessive artist who paints Mason as he's bleeding out? -- right?


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You are absolutely right, he was one of the bright spots. nt, posted on July 8, 2018 at 06:00:18
Victor Khomenko
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Thought provoking move., posted on July 12, 2018 at 14:16:59
JBlowhard
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 Going to get it on DVD.

 

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