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May 16, 2005
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), John Sturges:
Spencer Tracy as a one-armed proxy for the Western hero, making a guilty town face up for its WWII crimes. A lot of people I know really liked this, but nothing really jumped out at me. It's a little preachy, a little flat, and Walter Brennan's transformation from his standard useless drunk to useful drunk pretty much encapsulates my feelings for the movie: a familiar experience that pushed in ways seem like they should fit, but just feels off.
5/15
Posted by bing at May 16, 2005 11:10 AM