Rating of
2.5/4
Not great but okay
Ichabod Crane - wrote on 05/08/09
A film that has a good performance from Lionel Barrymore but Norma Shearer is all over the place. The story is vaguely interesting but could have been much more interesting if the story was better. The problem is everything is a bit forced and superficial and you never get too deep into anything in the film. Why Shearer acts like she does or why Lionel Barrymore's character drinks so much. Then the ending ends far too abruptly. It is interesting to see Clark Gable in a different type of role and I was not bored well watching it just not overly interesting.
Best Actor Win Lionel Barrymore 4/5- Barrymore actually is a terrific actor and does something new it seems in almost every film that I have seen him in. He plays all the roles I have seen him in perfectly. He actually portrays the drunkenness very effectively in this and does not go over bored ever. He never does the I am drunk acting and every scene in this is helped with him in it unfortunately he is not in it that much.
