My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Watch on the Rhine (1943)

Two Lillian Hellman film in a row.  I didn't plan it that way, honest.  This one is based on her play and adapted by her husband Dashiell Hammett, the story of a woman (Bette Davis) traveling back home with her three children to escape the Fascist regime's taking over Europe.  Her husband (Paul Lukas), a secret freedom fighter, ends up coming face to face to his enemies here in the United States, in a lesson that even here evil resides.   It's a gripping story about sacrifice and honors those who refuse to give up.   Paul Lukas shines here in a performance worthy of checking out; it's not dated at all.   Grade: A-
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