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"High Sierra" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 03/09/2012
A bank robber is pardoned and immediately becomes involved in the robbery of a wealthy resort hotel. Bogie is at his very best for this gritty character study of a hardboiled career criminal whose chosen profession spells doom for any attempts to lead a normal life. Ida Lupino is also great as his streetwise sidekick and the climax involves an exciting car chase and a stand off between a tommy gun toting Bogart and the police on a mountain top. The only real weaknesses for me came with some of the subplots which are the only reasons why it felt a little dated in places; namely the syrupy romance with a wholesome corn fed farm girl and the painfully cringeworthy comic relief with an Amos'n'Andy reject. The core of the film involving the heist and Bogie and Lupino's relationship are …
