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September 17, 2005
Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent (1962), Otto Preminger:
I've been behind on both my movie watching and blog updating. I had actually started this movie about a month ago before finally watching it now. What's funny is the part where I had left off is right around where it does a complete change of tone.
The movie (apt for this time) starts off as a simple senate confirmation of Henry Fonda as a replacement Secretary of State, whose main detractor comes from a Dixiecrat Charles Laughton in a splendidly performance, his last.
So about 45 minutes in, the movie veers away from the Mr. Smith Goes to Washington set-up and heads straight into backroom politics, rife with secret deals and dirty tricks. I honestly didn't expect anything so candid and so delightfully gritty.
The movie's fantastic in other regards. The tracking shots and the cinematography are top-notch, with Saul Bass titles to boot.
14/15
Posted by bing at September 17, 2005 09:54 PM