To get my one problem with the movie out of the way: If the screenplay has multiple references to the character of Carla (played by Betsy Blair) being a "dog" and looking 35, 40, or even 50 years old, why did the casting department not find someone who would be believable in that role? Betsy Blair looked younger than Ernest Borgnine (who played Marty), which she was supposed to be. She also was significantly better looking than he was, because Ernest Borgnine is a weird-lookin' dude. She was adorable.
Now, on to the good stuff. Very little to say. I liked the screenplay (which, halfway through the movie, when I remembered that Paddy Chayefsky wrote it, made a lot of sense). The movie in general was very cute. That's about it. I smiled a lot, but I don't feel like I'm going to remember this movie so well. This is the second romantic comedy we've watched, after It Happened One Night, and I feel like it has less to it, but it's about as good. A pretty solid 8/10
Monday, March 17, 2008
Marty (1955): Shira's Take
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