 "book is better" | 2009-06-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2PMVCUX6VG27D |
| I was disappointed that the movie was so different from the book, but the people who watched it with me liked the outcome of the movie better than the book. |
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 "great find!" | 2009-05-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A25UWZ4VNVUAVJ |
| i ordered this great movie and it came quickly. it was just as described and i would recommend this seller to anyone. |
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| "Interesting Characters" | 2009-03-23 |
| - Reviewed By ccthemovieman |
This gets high points for the fine acting, memorable characters and successful melding pf a film noir with a soap opera. The movie is very interesting all the way through but if stupid and/or annoying characters get to you, then don't bother with this because there are some big-time fools in this film who are guaranteed to raise your blood pressure!
There are six major characters in this film. Three people are totally despicable, one is nice and sensible, and two are somewhere in the middle.
Eve Arden, who provides the humor and common sense consistently. For those Baby Boomers who remember her as TV''s "Our Miss Brooks," that's what she is here: same voice, same wise cracks.
Ann Blyth, the "Daughter from Hell," plays one of the worst spoiled kids in the history of film. Zachary Scott, ,as Mildred's second husband, a slimy, gold-bricking bum who has absolutely no morals. Jack Carson is the way-too-horny slob and ruthless businessman/lawyer .
The lead character, Mildred Pierce, played by Joan Crawford, is a hard-working, good businesswomen and very devoted mother. Her bad characteristics include having absolutely no sense of judgment on how to raise kids or what a marriage is all about. Finally, Bruce Bennett, as Mildred's first husband, has common sense regarding the kids, shows forgiveness and loyalty at the end, but cheats on his wife to begin with and walks out.
Yeah, as you can see above, it's soapy for a film noir......but it features interesting characters. It's nice to see that the DVD sports s a beautiful transfer: a sharp picture with good contrasts.
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| "A title character you won't soon forget" | 2009-01-22 |
| - Reviewed By joepauljr |
With its self-sacrificing mother character who works her fingers to the bone for an ungrateful child, "Mildred Pierce" is in many ways the quintessential 1940's "women's picture" I thought it would be. But I happily discovered that it's a bang-up, tough, and pretty stylish film noir, too, complete with murder mystery. And it's all based on a classic James M. Cain novel, another happy discovery.
The guns, gowns, and shadows of "Mildred Pierce" look great in this sharp Warner Brothers DVD, which is also packed with a variety of interesting extra features. These include a terrific collection of trailers of other classic Joan Crawford films, as well as a generous documentary on Ms. Crawford's career, that- at almost an hour and a half in length- is like getting a whole second feature on the DVD.
If you enjoy discovering or re-discovering (I did the former in this case) classic Hollywood films on DVD, you can't go wrong with "Mildred Pierce". |
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| "The great Joan Crawford!" | 2008-12-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3MVWMG910X6JP |
| I enjoyed watching this while staying in on a cold Saturday afternoon. Joan Crawford isn't usually in the mousey role, but she pulled it off just fine in this movie. |
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| "Joan At Her Best!" | 2008-05-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1EY1F10YPUIUK |
| Good to have this movie in my collection. One of the quintessential Joan Crawford movies. A must have! Acting is superb all the way around, especially Crawford, Blythe, Arden, Scott, and Carson. |
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