Five Star Final

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ChrisCSH H @RT12343453 Feb 11, 2025 Five star final moves along at a blistering pace, a little slow at the start, but once it gets going into the second and into the third act, it really comes along very well and turns out to be a Intriguing story, exposing The consequences of what can happen from sleazy tabloid writers and the length they will go to make a buck. See more Mark B @SRT102 Mar 25, 2024 Once you get past the speech patterns -- did people ever really talk like this, outside of the movies? I wonder... - it's not a bad story. Robinson waits for the entire film before he finally gets to chew the scenery, and it's worth it. (#452 in my "watch all Best Picture Nominees" bucket list) See more acsdoug D @acsdoug Feb 11, 2024 I'm usually not a big fan of movies about newspapers and I liked this one quite a bit. Yes, some of the dialogue and the acting appear dated, but the story is interesting and the production is well done. See more michael d @RT16138633 Dec 14, 2021 Any film that explores the dark side of journalism should be applauded. It was a very well done and powerful film. Well made, well written, and strongly acted. Anybody that loves Robinson, Karloff, and LeRoy will be happy. This was a relevant subject at the time and is relevant now. Some acting is patchy. Nancy is a dull character and Starr has very little warmth. Occasionally it's a little corny but those moments are seldom. It's stylishly filmed and has good atmosphere and grit. The decision not to use music was good and there was some clever use of sound effects, the sound of machines being almost eerie. LeRoy allows the drama to remain gripping throughout the film and the film is leanly and intelligently scripted. Moreover the story is absorbing. What is shown here is very disarming and honest with the film being quite uncompromising which helps make it more powerful. See more steve d @RT35616104 Jul 23, 2020 It still works really well. See more May 31, 2020 Before Orson Welles' Citizen Kane took a veiled shot at newspaper tabloid tycoon Willian Randolph Hearst director Mervyn LeRoy did the same with Five Star Final. LeRoy, Edward G. Robinson - with co-stars Marian Marsh and Aline MacMahon - deliver a powerful story of how the tabloid media ruins lives for profit. The final scene is powerful and a must-see. See more Read all reviews

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