STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 0
ACTOR – 0
MUSIC – 0
CULT – 0
Verdict – 1/5
Pros –
1) One time watch light-hearted comedy.
Cons –
1) Production value – $15 million budget but still not attractive.
2) The bollywood adaptation of Harry Segall’s play is surprisingly more entertaining and fulfilling.
Quote –
Mr. Jordan: The likelihood of one individual being right increases in direct proportion to the intensity with which others are trying to prove him wrong.
STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 1
ACTOR – 1
MUSIC – 0
CULT – 0
Verdict – 3/5
Pros –
1) A Sidney Lumet classic
2) Birth of a stock character : washed-up alcoholic lawyer returning for “the” case.
3) James Mason as Ed Concannon
Cons –
1) Final monologue : mediocre
Quote –
Galvin: “There are no other cases. This is the case. There are no other cases. This is the case”.
STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 0
ACTOR – 1
MUSIC – 1
CULT – 1
Verdict – 4/5
Pros –
1) 2 Stalwarts: Gregory Peck vs. Laurence Olivier
2) The Nazi Factor
3) The final segment in the darkroom : Cliffhanger
4) Gregory Peck as Dr. Josef Mengele: evil mad scientist
Cons –
1) Climactic thrill revealed too early.
Quote –
“Dr. Josef Mengele: The right Hitler for the right future! A Hitler tailor-made for the 1980s, the 1990s, 2000! “
