Protraph Lack of good storyline.
Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Stephan Hammond It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
daleholmgren In no particular order, the 4 greatest noirs are: Out of the Past, The Clock, Double Indemnity and Kiss Me Deadly. I know, I know, I'm skipping over Casablanca and some others, but these 4 are great because they are still rare enough they haven't been burned into our memory bank to risk boredom or parody. Each scene in OOTP is worth savoring, like a memory of a favorite vacation with your wife or girlfriend when you were young.Take the scene where Jeff (an odd name for Mitchum, but ok) is packing to leave, and is going to meet Kathy, when Whit (Kirk D.) shows up with his goons. Even though you know it's a movie, you are scared to death of Kathy knocking on the door and Whit realizing Jeff has lied to him about finding Kathy. The tension is agonizing, and yet it doesn't come from violence, it comes from our own fear of circumstances beyond our control revealing to others that we have lied about something. Powerful, powerful stuff.The movie has a little bit of corny dialogue, and there is some storyline confusion, but really, not much. Just lie back, eat your popcorn, and realize this movie is going to take you on the ride of your life.
Pjtaylor-96-138044 The set-up of 'Out Of The Past (1947)' draws many a parallel to 'A History Of Violence (2005)', a movie which I have very fond feelings for. Though this film-noir was obviously an inspiration for Cronenberg's flick, it thankfully diverges from that familiar story fairly quickly (I didn't want to simply see a neutered version of that picture after all, no matter which came first). Despite the picture's great writing and acting, the convoluted and long-winded plot gets in its own way on more than one occasion and slows this feature down. There's plenty of interesting ideas and sequences, though, and the ending is fairly ballsy. 6/10
huntermcintyre Before I started watching this film I didn't expect to care about what was happening in the film until half way through when I realized I was hooked on the film. This films story was truly excellent and the dialogue was also superb. The high point of this film is really the story it tells like every good film should but it does have its downside. The acting as a whole is simply OK and the camera angles and lighting are more on the downside. Overall this film had excellent storytelling which I believe is the most important aspect of films and is a good film.
billcr12 Robert Mitchum is Jeff Bailey, a man with a mysterious past. He owns a small gas station in the middle of nowhere. Along comes a guy who has an offer he can't refuse. Thus begins a series of twists and turns that will hold your attention for the entire movie. A few years earlier, Bailey was a private eye hired to track down Kathie (Jane Greer), the main squeeze of a mobster, Whit (Kirk Douglas). She wounded Whit with a gunshot and took off with $40,000. Bailey tracks Kathie in Mexico and she turns out to be a femme fatale. The cast is tremendous and I do not wish to spoil the plot and so I will just recommend this great 1947 film and hope that twenty first century viewers can overlook the fact that this is an old fashioned black and white classic.
