I won't give anything away, but the slip was way too obvious when it happened, making the rest of the movie completely predictable.
shareI admittedly missed it. I did wonder why Greenstreet became so caustic toward Bogart. I mean he turned from jovial to livid.
I agree, and it felt tacked on... an afterthought. Followed by the doctor's expression in response, that scene gives the rest of the movie away. It was just a matter of watching the pieces put in place.
Do you think it was meant to be that way?
Lucky for me I did not spot it when it happened, then. But it doesn't really matter as the solution to the mystery was ultimately a rather foreseeable one even without it, logically thinking... I guess. Either way it was still an enjoyably tense ride, going moment by moment, helped immensely by what is actually one of the best performances I've seen from Bogart, playing a rather unusual part for him. His growing paranoia is quite palpable, and his portrayal of the character believable at all times, moving from confidence to jittery nervousness nearing a complete emotional breakdown. And Greenstreet's effectively deployed as well.
"facts are stupid things" Ronald Reagan
I finished watching this a few hours ago, and yeah it's pretty good. Bogart's performance is pretty unique for him, not really quite fitting into either his slimy gangster roles or his suave, more romantic and cool roles. The best way I can describe it is that it's like somebody wanted to put his Sam Spade persona through Gone Girl, even after he actually killed his wife.
"[Cinema] is a labyrinth with a treacherous resemblance to reality." - Andrew Sarris
Speaking of growing paranoia: have you watched "The Two Mrs. Carroll's"? Another great Bogart movie.
shareSpeaking of growing paranoia: have you watched "The Two Mrs. Carroll's"? Another great Bogart movie.
It's a good movie but they could've buried Bogie's slip about the rose a little better, maybe by having him say it in the MIDDLE of his list of what he remembered his wife wearing the last time he saw her, as opposed to the end, where it just kinda hangs there.
shareVery difficult to believe that Bogart's character is so dense as to not realize that he's being played. Takes the wind out of the movie.
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