THE FALLEN IDOL II – Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan
Ralph Richardson in The Fallen Idol
THE FALLEN IDOL Review: Part I
Things are cleared up before the end, after a number of plot contrivances — not the least of which is the mediocre police investigation. Compounding matters, The Fallen Idol offers subpar acting (Henrey and Morgan phone in their performances), stereotyped characters (e.g., the cops and a Cockney prostitute), and some bad cinematography by Georges Périnal. Again, it’s not that the images are in themselves bad; it’s just that they are inaptly applied to the situations in which the characters find themselves. For instance, angles are skewed in an attempt to add tension to banal scenes, an approach made worse by William Alwyn’s melodramatic musical score, which stands in stark contrast [...]
by Dan Schneider | January 10, 2008
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Tags: Bobby Henrey, Carol Reed, Classic Movies, Criterion Collection, Curse of the Cat People, DVDs, Film Reviews, Georges Périnal, Michèle Morgan, Ralph Richardson, Sonia Dresdel, The Fallen Idol, William Alwyn
