On the Beach, 1959. After nuclear war, Australia waits for the fallout to arrive.
Directed by Stanley Kramer. Written by John Paxton, based on a book by Nevil Shute. Starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire & Anthony Perkins.
Concept: 4/4 (Great)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 3/4 (Good)
Dialog: 4/4 (Great)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent). Bad sound.
Acting: 4/4 (Great). I feel like I need to take a point off for the sad, half-assed attempt at silly accents. But I'm not going to. So there.
Music: 0/4 (Terrible)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). I can't find a trailer online, but I can imagine the tag line: "Watch as your favorite stars die a slow and pointless death!" I guess I can see why it's not more popular than it is, but I like it. Great writing, great acting, and the apocalypse - what more do you need?
Objective Rating (Average): 2.6/4 (Good)
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