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Time Limit (1957)
excellent acting
I saw this film on TV yesterday while I was channel surfing and I got hooked. Excellent acting, especially by Richard Widmark. I didn't think he had it in him. But the entire cast was excellent, including June Lockhart in a small role It was also nice to see Khigh Dhiegh in a role other than Wo Fat, for which he is most famous.
The film is very low budget. Probably 90% of the money went to the cast. But the plot is excellent and the film doesn't hit you over the head with excess or obvious clichés. Sadly, they don't make films like this anymore. No special effects or car chases and no "stupid is the new smart" attitude.
Absolute Beginners (1986)
wasted time
This might be the worst movie I ever saw. From the historical inaccuracies to the pretentious pop, everything that could be overdone was. If the year is 1958, why then is Patsy Kensit wearing a miniskirt half the time? Why not have her use a cell phone too. Hairstyles and clothes are decidedly 1980's, not 1950's. The characters in the film are lightweight, every cliché is over-indulged, and no explanation is ever given as to why the lead character is so widely admired, since he sows nothing that would make him so.
The film is shallow almost beyond belief; It is nearer a comic book than a film. Perhaps that was the filmmaker's intent. I cannot imagine anyone over the age of 12 liking this movie.