Sunday, July 20, 2008
ESCAPE ARTISTS
Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was Billy Wilder's
with William Holden as the con-man anti-hero in a prisoner of war camp during WWII. Type casting. He is perfect.
An ensemble cast performs the prison camp follies, mostly comedy, with a bit of who-done-it thrown in when a spy seems to be reporting camp and barracks secrets back to the camp commander played with gusto by Otto Preminger.
It is a pretty good movie. A series of sketches, really. It was a play that was adapted and it has that quality of exposition that marks theatrical adaptations. I actually like it. Clear plot. Concise delivery.
I saw it when it came out and I enjoyed both viewings. I wouldn't mind seeing it again sometime.
That would make it a 4 out of Netflix5.
Labels: best films
