Laura

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Laura

Clifton Webb, Cy Kendall, Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Grant Mitchell

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

Id: 10903722

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  • flixsterman
    November 15, 2009
    flixsterman
    Plotted meticulously and by the numbers, Laura is a textbook example of classic 1940's film noir. This dialog driven murder mystery is more notable for its outstanding casting than its slightly formulaic script.

    I'm a tremendous fan of Gene Tierney, overbite and all, and...( read more) she's absolutely wonderful in the title role, but it's a little difficult to write about her performance without giving away elements of the plot that would spoil the ending for those who have not yet seen the film. Suffice it to say that the intangible darkness that one occasionally glimpses behind those beautiful eyes plays perfectly into the psyche of her character.

    Was there ever a role that Vincent Price could not master? He has played everything from villainous heavies to reluctant heroes. Here in Laura he is Tierney's love interest and a prime suspect in her murder. Even though his part is one of an unscrupulous, unsympathetic leech, he still carries an aura of utter likability that is crucial to making Laura's attraction believable. There just aren't a great many actors who could have pulled that off and yet Vincent does it with ease.

    And how about the talented Clifton Webb as the snobbish and possessive columnist Waldo Lydecker? His character reminds me of the cantankerous Dr. Smith from the old TV series "Lost in Space". He's rude, condescending, and spends a considerable amount of his screen time sitting in the bathtub. It is hard to imagine this role being played by anyone else.

    Combine the aforementioned with genre staples like Dana Andrews and Judith Anderson and the result is a film worthy of its stature as a noir classic.
  • KellBell184
    November 1, 2008
    KellBell184
    This may make me kind of a freak, but I loved this movie!! It's just so good! It's classic American noir, and I love it. :)
  • thefog1331
    October 12, 2008
    thefog1331
    This may have been called 'Laura' but Clifton Webb steals every scene he's in.

    "I should be sincerely sorry to see my neighbor's children devoured by wolves."
  • pier007
    June 25, 2008
    pier007
    Gene Tierney is Laura, an angel immortalized in a portrait, who enthralled the soul of three men, and my humble self as well. David Raksin's beautiful and haunting score and the utmost exactness of skill, both in screenplay and direction take this film up high as an enchanting lo...( read more)ve story and as a dark and complex mystery. Now I know why Otto Preminger, allegedly, destroyed all of the original director Rouben Mamoulian's footage. Another pinnacle of noir, and an obvious precursor, along with Luis Buñuel's Él, of my favorite film, Vertigo.
  • kiriyamakazou
    June 20, 2008
    kiriyamakazou
    Superb film noir with plenty of suprises in store. Dana Andrews is fantastic as the detective who falls for a murder victim. He has the right amount of bad ass copness and genuinely thoughtful romantic. Price is wonderful as ever and really accesses his unique creepy charm. It's ...( read more)wonderfully paced and a joy to sit through with an ending that is perfectly worked and not condescending in the slightest.
  • Yelverton
    November 20, 2009
    Yelverton
    Not as great as reported.
  • catbox9
    November 12, 2009
    catbox9
    Otto Preminger's Laura is a film noir film about the murder of the title character. Prior to the start of the film Laura has been murdered and the police are trying to figure out who murdered her. About midway through the film a plot twist has Laura being alive and someone else b...( read more)eing murdered at her house while Laura was away. The film then shifts to deciding who was murdered (this was quickly resolved) and ultimately who killed the actual victim.

    The film stars Gene Tierney as the title character along with Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, and a few others. While there was nothing particularly bad about any of these characters, they didn't really do anything that stood out to me. Prior to Tierney's appearance of the living Laura, the character seemed rather interesting. Tierney was not all that exciting and was a rather forgettable femme fatale. The other characters came off as equally boring which hurt the film substantially as a good noir film requires memorable characters.

    Stylistically, I didn't find this to be a great example of a noir film. While it did have low key lighting, flashbacks, detectives, etc., it wasn't quite as well-done as other films. Major portions of this film took place in the middle of the day or in lots of light. There weren't any scenes that took place in near darkness. The femme fatale wasn't a villain at all in this film and her role wasn't all that important after it was discovered she was alive.

    This film was, and still is, received rather well. It was nominated for several Academy Awards and won for best black and white cinematography. The film is often ranked amongst the better film noir films but always behing classics like M, The Maltese Falcon, Sunset Blvd., and Double Indemnity.

    70/100
    C-
  • ahhh1989
    November 1, 2009
    ahhh1989
    This wasn't Preminger's best film, but I still liked it.
  • addienairzan
    October 21, 2009
    addienairzan
    Simple yet captivating. What I loved about his movie is the acting, they were consistent and well-played all through the end, not to mention the fine lines they wrote back then..Wish hollywood got writers like they have back then today..
  • SageSlowdive
    August 24, 2009
    SageSlowdive
    Boring at times, but still good.
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