Data
Title: Sunset Boulevard
Year: 1950
Length: 110 minutes
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder & D.M. Marshman Jr.
Starring: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Music: Franz Waxman
Distinctions: Oscars for Best Story and Screenplay, Best Score (dramatic or comedy) and Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (black-and-white); Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Holden), Best Actress (Swanson), Best Supporting Actor (Stroheim), Best Supporting Actress (Olson), Best Cinematography (black-and-white) and Best Editing; currently #32 on the IMDb's Top 250
My reaction
Synopsis: an aged star of silent films moves a younger man into her isolated mansion
How I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), two days ago
Concept: Indifferent.
Story: Good. The noir atmosphere had me waiting for some kind of twist ending. Nope.
Characters: Great.
Dialog: Great.
Pacing: Good.
Cinematography: Great.
Special effects/design: Good.
Acting: Good.
Music: Good. Often great. Sometimes unintentionally funny.
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good). I expected a lot more, given its reputation. Everything's good, but Stroheim's character is the only aspect that really lives up to the movie's legendary status.
Objective Rating: 3.2/4 (Very good).
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