Daisy Kenyon (Fox Film Noir)
20th Century Fox - 20th Century Fox
Release date: 2008-03-11
DVD
Director:Otto Preminger
Actors: Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, Henry Fonda, Ruth Warrick, Martha Stewart
B&W, Bittersweet, Crumbling Marriages, Drama, English, Feature, Feature Film-drama, Infidelity, Love Triangles, Melodrama, Movie, Poignant, Questionable for Children, Romance, Romantic Drama, Self-Destructive Romance, Sentimental, Somber, Tearjerking, Tense
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Daisy Kenyon (Fox Film Noir)
Date undefinedThis so-so film is absolutely not a film noir and is boring and silly.
I give two stars simply because it has Dana Andrew in it.
I cannot stand Crawford but Her fans will love it !
I thought Andrew and Fonda could save it.....NOPE !
Daisy Kenyon (Fox Film Noir)
Date undefinedJoan ,Joan. This movie is so Joan Crawford . She was so beautiful . I especially like the men in her life. I liked how different they were ,yet how so a like .This film has everything from child abuse to the triangular love affair.Through it all Daisy remains her strong independent self.
Daisy Kenyon (Fox Film Noir)
Date undefinedFew of Joan's Crawford's films were good. This film is not an example of a good one. First this is a bland soap opera through and through. It starts off completely dull and does not improve.
The "noirish aspect" of this film is indeed present but Director Otto Preminger's handling of the material is incompetent. The screenplay lacks focus and direction and all the characters except for Fonda's are unlikeable. Fonda himself hated this picture and his role and only agreed to appear in it to complete his contractual obligation for Fox.
The problem is one cannot understand why Crawford would want Andrews who is as stale as cardboard. I agree with the reviewer who said that Crawford had no sex appeal (despite her being a nymphomaniac in real life) and absolutely no chemistry with her leading men. She is also unflatteringly photographed in a lot of scenes (you can actually see blemishes and her freckled skin).
Another problem is the question of why Fonda is enamored of her. There is nothing in the screenplay to explain his motivation or his attraction to her. Thus, the entire plot is unbelievable and as such, it does not impress because one feels no empathy or sympathy for the characters. A good movie makes one root for its protaganists. One could care less how this film turns out.
The mood is atmospheric and the lighting is dark as film noir should be. That's about as "noirish" as it gets. The film is worth a look if you haven't seen it but I know almost definitely that this is one film I have no desire to watch again.
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