Rating: - An underrated, highly atmospheric Preminger thriller.
Preminger, who is my favorite American director, was not spared the brunt of bad reviews and publicity towards the end of his career. At times, the critics were quite savage in their analysis of his latter films. In my opinion, this was a time where he shined the most, and was in top form. He tackled new ground and continued to break taboo without audiences knowing. From TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME JUNIE MOON to SUCH GOOD FRIENDS to ROSEBUD and finally to THE HUMAN FACTOR, this was another renaissance for Preminger. Agreed, ROSEBUD was not a masterpiece. Elements such as Cliff Gorman's atrocious ... Read More
Rating: - Very relevant in the light of recent events
The book and the movie are almost 30 years old and nothing has really changed. Would be great to bring this movie back to life and on DVD and let the future viewers give their opinion. Good reason for a dialogue.
