This keen, open-eyed look at the glitzy publicity/gossip column business makes you cringe at what people (you, me, them) will stoop to to "make it big." Burt Lancaster stars at J.J. Hunsaker, the leading gossip columnist in NYC, who has people and press agents falling all over him for a mention in his column. Enter Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco, publicity guy extraordinaire who will do anything to make it. J.J. wants his sister's beau driven out of town, and puts Sidney up to it, but J.J. doesn't want his sister to know he was involved. Sidney does what dirty tricks are necessary shame and threaten the boy and we get to watch the glorious implosion of family and false friends. Greed and power collide in the destruction of lives. Oh that we were better men and women than they.
This movie is like a raspberry filled, glazed donut. It is almost sickly sweet, you know you shouldn't enjoy it because of the calories and the mess. Each bite dribbles a little filling on your chin and chest, but you can't stop, you can't until you've finished because it's drawn you in and hooked you. You hate watching other people eat these, they are just so messy, but when it comes down to it you can't resist the sweet dough, the sticky filling and sugar rush, even if it means hours on the treadmill later. 8/10
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This movie is like a raspberry filled, glazed donut. It is almost sickly sweet, you know you shouldn't enjoy it because of the calories and the mess. Each bite dribbles a little filling on your chin and chest, but you can't stop, you can't until you've finished because it's drawn you in and hooked you. You hate watching other people eat these, they are just so messy, but when it comes down to it you can't resist the sweet dough, the sticky filling and sugar rush, even if it means hours on the treadmill later. 8/10
http://blog.myspace.com/locoformovies