With my appetite for mindless exploitation complete, I decided
to dive into something totally different with some classic cinema film noir. My
selection for the evening, the 1946 entry, Shock!
Plot/ A psychologically distraught woman is committed to a
private sanitarium by the man whom she witnessed commit a murder.
This early Price Thriller is a far cry from the movies that
made him a Horror Icon. As usual, Price delivers a solid performance throughout
this rather lackluster affair. While the premise is sound (possibly a bit cliché
today), the cinematography (even for that time) leaves a bit to be desired,
almost trying to imitate the great Alfred Hitchcock’s mastery and wasting an
opportunity to create a tremendously dark and atmospheric film. In fact, the
flick just seems to plod along even though it featured a great score which did
what it could to enhance the mood. In
the end, Prices’ performance is for not in this run-of-the-mill thriller. If
you are a fan of the great Vincent Price, check it out once to see young Vincent
in action, everyone else, save your 70 minutes for something else.
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