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Screenwriter Dixon Steele, faced with the odious task of scripting a trashy bestseller, has hatcheck girl Mildred Atkinson tell him the story in her own words. Later that night, Mildred is murdered an...( read more 
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MCT:July 7, 2008
Great film and as Keith would say "Bogie's just being Bogie." Let me tell you a little something about Bogart, out of all the leading men of the golden age of film he is leaps and bounds the best and most diverse actor of them all. I love Cooper,Tracey, and Gable but they did play the same character their whole career,which I don't mind. You watch Bogie in Casablanca, then Sierra Madre, then watch this film and you have 3 completly different characters. You have the tough, smart, cool as ice saloon keeper, then you have the paranoid murderer with gold fever, and in this film he is a hollywood writer with no self confidence, anger issues and acts like a spoiled child. While everyone else played it safe Bogart would go after the challenge, no wonder a 19yr old model fell for him. I know this review is more about Bogie than In A Lonely Place but it's a great performance in a good flick.
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MCT:May 4, 2008I adore this film, I don't why i did not review it earlier but it is a first class film noir showcasing Bogie's best and most vulnerable performance. This was probably because the character's disgust in Hollywood was somewhat autobiographical to Bogart.
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MCT:March 17, 2008
There's not much focus on crime and it's not populated by many of the standard characters, but it sure is "noir".
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MCT:March 14, 2008
Bogart playing a disturbed screenwriter. What more do you want? Thoughtful script with beautiful black and white cinematography. This is one heck of a dark and unique film.
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MCT:March 7, 2008
This is a great thriller about how the prime suspect of a murder (Dixon Steele) is saved by a neighbor who gives him an alibi. This blossoms into a relationship and as a result the focus of the film is on how the couple can cope with a relationship based on a murky past. The main role is brilliantly acted by Bogart who is helped by a script which is amusing in places despite its dark theme.
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MCT:February 18, 2008I wouldn't really count this among other film noirs, it's really more of a mutated beast spun out of the genre which detaches itself from the close to home feel of noir. Maybe for those who aren't aware (SPOILERS) Bogart didn't kill the girl the film presents danger to the main characters, but besides that the only thing in danger is love. Other than that there isn't much of a caper, no twist, no femme fatale, and just a dabble into mood lighting. I have to give this movie credit for not bailing out and falling on the old faithful ending, but it still leaves any viewer just pissed at a couple cops who you'll be hard pressed to find ever doing their jobs right.
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MCT:January 12, 2008Great Film Noir by the very bizarre Nicholas Ray. Bogart is at the top of his game. Has my all-time favorite Bogart one-liner. Before Monty and Jimmy there was fucking Bogie and he was cooler then them all.
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MCT:January 10, 2008A Hollywood screenwriter embarks on a relationship with actress Gloria Grahame with the shadow of a murder rap hanging over his head. Bogart is in full intense and paranoid mode for this one, rather than the usual in control tough guy we've become accustomed to, and Gloria Grahame's part was actually written specifically for Lauren Bacall and I couldn't help thinking how much better she would have been. I personally was hoping for another Bogie film noir, and as the murder case seemed to recede into the distance (it is even solved off screen) so did my interest. I wanted tough crime drama and got romantic melodrama. Not only that, but in a story that was done so much better by Hitchcock in both Suspicion and Rebecca. Well written and acted, but I'll stick with Hitch.
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MCT:December 2, 2007I liked the story idea but thought it could have been executed better. There wasn't exactly a "climax" to the plot and the ending was a bit cheesy. I really enjoyed Bogart's performance, though.
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MCT:June 25, 2007
One of Humphrey Bogart's strong movies! Always a classy actor with a strong performance behind his magic!
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MCT:May 25, 2007
a great addition to the film noir genre from Nicholas Ray. between this and Casablanca, i'm starting to think that Bogie never gets the girl. what a great ending.
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MCT:May 16, 2007
Very good movie. Boggie at his best. Dark and thrilling. One of the most underrated movies that I know of.
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MCT:March 5, 2007
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Bogart is incredible (as per usual?) in his role, giving it a complexity that few other actors could possibly manage. I'd have watched it just for that, but the rest of the movie is good as well, and the ending is particularly remarkable, given the era that it was made.
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MCT:January 25, 2007
My favorite Bogie movie, and that's saying alot. Our hero is misunderstood... Angst! Bogie being awesome. Watch it.
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MCT:September 4, 2006
A cult Bogart movie that features some of his best acting (or is he playing a character more like himself than any other????)
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