February 21, 2011

Flesh and the Devil



Data
Title: Flesh and the Devil
Year: 1926
Length: 112 minutes
Director: Clarence Brown
Writers: Benjamin Glazer, with Marian Ainslee; based on a novel by Hermann Sudermann
Starring: John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson, Barbara Kent
Music: Carl Davis ("The Garbo Silents Collection")
I saw it: on video (rented from Greencine), a couple days ago
Synopsis: a man falls in love with a woman who marries his best friend



My reaction
Concept:0/4 (Terrible) A morality tale, with the moral of "bros before hos."
Story:1/4 (Bad)
Characters:1/4 (Bad)
Dialog:1/4 (Bad)
Pacing:3/4 (Good)
Cinematography:4/4 (Great)
Special effects/design:4/4 (Great)
Acting:3/4 (Good)
Music:3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 5/10 (Eh, 2/4 (Indifferent)). It's nice to look at.  And even though it's cheesy melodrama, it never manages to be boring. I just can't get behind this sort of story.
Objective Rating (Average):2.2/4 (Okay)


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