What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)

[krtek a houby]

1938 classic, Angels With Dirty Faces. Cagney, Bogart, Pat O'Brien, Ann Sheridan and The Dead End Kids all shine in one of the finest Irish American gangster films ever made.

5/5, because of that ending.

 

[redsquirrel]

Lifeguard - The makers of Baywatch must have watched this - that said it is better than that suggests. Sam Elliot is a lifeguard who is the 'wrong' side of 30, he loves his job but is also aware of the time passing by and forming a relationship and job that will see him secure. The sexual politics of it are dodgy, but almost certainly true to the time. Elliot is excellent and Kathleen Quinlan takes a rather formulaic part - young women exploring her feelings and sexuality - and imbues it with depth. It is not amazing but it is an interesting picture of that time, and also has a rather well done soundtrack.