cwade22
I was going to give it 1 star, but I respect Ida lupino. One thing I really can't stand is Bad writing! The Female lead is running and all active, then she trips on a very small staircase, and just decides to go to SLEEP on the very hard platform! REALLY?! All she had to do was KEEP RUNNING! Writing that forces characters to do stupid things like run away from a man whistling, but she didn't just keep running, she had to keep stopping and hide. Dumb! Also, she was all energetic in her fleeing, but she tripped on Purpose, over a big garbage can! Then, she got in a truck and Honked the horn, ON PURPOSE! The acting was so bad and forced, but I couldn't discern if it was the bad writing leading the bad acting, or just these actors were so bad. I've been watching old tv shows lately. The concepts are nice, but the writing is Dumb! As if it were lazily written. Characters that are smart, doing dumb things because the writer had to finish the episode. Every time I see dumb writing and characters doing dumb things that contradict their normal behavior, I just repeatedly say aloud, "this show sucks. The writing sucks!" This film is old, but that's no excuse to have poor acting and poor writing! All the positive reviews seem to ignore the obvious flaws that ruin the film. How can ANYBODY watching make it past the Chase scene without asking questions and being confused as to how dumb She was?! Also, the Very loud Truck Horn didn't stop! Nobody bothered to stop it! An old man living in the building next to the loud truck horn Stuck his head out, then shut his window to go to sleep! REALLY?! I doubt his window could be that sound proofed to block out that loud horn sound! And he just closes the window?! WITHOUT GOING DOWN TO CHECK WHY THE HORN WAS GOING?! Really?! That detail is UNREALISTIC! I guess, if thatvold man went down to check the horn, he'd have PREVENTED the rape, and the movie wouldn't have happened. Still, spare us a dumb movie with unrealistic details. I'd rather there be no movie than force a movie, write unrealistic details and depict the characters as dumb. In what world is it smart for a girl to run away from a whistling man, INTO A DARK ALLEY?! She could've stayed on the street! Also, How did she pass out, all of a sudden, seconds after She was running?! To take this movie seriously is to dumb my brain down. I can't let pass certain details because details are like puzzle pieces! You can't just throw in a few pieces that don't fit, just to complete the puzzle piece count. If The girl were smarter, and She never ran into a dark alley, and that old man went down to check the truck, the movie would be more believable. Don't write details that make characters look dumb and careless! This female lead looked dumb and careless. This movie was about rape! Yet, I didn't pity the woman because she made the dumbest mistakes and the writing was so bad. How could the writing be this bad?! How can you write the girl to be so stupid, to run in a dark alley, or an old man to ignore the LOUDEST TRUCK HORN RIGHT OUTSIDE HIS WINDOW?! Somebody resurrect Ida Lupino, and get her to answer these questions, then get her to correct these very obvious flaws. I wanted to like the movie, but it didn't earn my respect. Future Writers, PLEASE LEARN FROM THIS FILM! Very good Concept, Very Bad writing. You can have the best concept ever, but Bad writing will Ruin it. Even with the best actors, it'd still be ruined. How can people just ignore these big details/flaws at the start?! If you watched Her running and kept asking "Why did she just do that, or go there, or fall down and go to sleep on that Very Hard Wooden Stage?!" You are not alone! And if you asked any of these questions, that makes it difficult to take this film seriously. I don't like my mind being insulted. Again, CONCEPT IS great! Writing and acting are VERY BAD!
edwagreen
Outstanding film detailing the mental breakdown of an engaged woman who is molested while on her way home from work. The film shows what mental detachment may bring as well as the repercussions of such a terrible situation.Mala Powers was terrific in the role of the victim whose life goes complete awry after suffering such an experience. We see the stigmatization that she finds after the outrageous incident. Unable to cope, she flees her home only to find peace and tranquility on a farm and the love of a minister finding his own way after his experiences during World War 11.We see the kindness of other people, and just when things seem to be getting somewhat back on course, a very forward guy leads Powers to imagine her previous incident and therefore with near tragic consequences.This was beautifully directed by Ida Lupino and shows the goodness of people in attempting to aid a lost soul.
dbdumonteil
It was the first film dealing with the burning subject of rape.France,for instance,had to wait till 1977 to see a (female) director -Yannick Bellon- tackle this crime.Bellon had a different way to express her disgust in her "l'amour violé" :she showed the whole scene of the rape which lasted ten interminable minutes and she did not turn the audience into peeping toms ,far from it: most of the time,they had to look away .Given the Hayes code ,and given the limitations she was working under,Lupino's movie is quite successful.We do not see the rape ,but its aftermath is depicted in lavish details:the scene at the office where the heroine cannot stand the familiar noises anymore is a great moment;the people on the street with their big smile who talk behind her back;the fiancé who cannot understand and who wants to carry on as if nothing has happened;every man becoming a living threat for her;all rings true.It will take a man's patience,compassion and disinterested love to push Ann towards life again.
