Fire Down Below (1957)
If you like Jack Lemmon, Rita Hayworth, and Robert Mitchum, you’ll be tempted to rent Fire Down Below, a love triangle set in the Caribbean. Since I’ve seen it, I can tell you the beginning and the end are the best parts. The middle isn’t that great.
To set the scene, the first scene is in a nightclub. The aptly named “Stretch” Cox and his troupe are filmed doing a ridiculously impossible limbo, impressing the audience and making them expect just as much fire from the rest of the movie. Jack and Bob are introduced, as friends and partners in the smuggling business, but when they take a job from icy Rita, their friendship is tested. At first she’s drawn to the sweet and safe Jack, but when Bob is around, there’s just no ignoring her real feelings. For the most part, the love triangle is overshadowed by the smuggling and boat businesses, and that’s why the movie isn’t very interesting.
I’m really not a Rita Hayworth fan, so I tended to fast forward her scenes. I’ve never understood why she played in roles where she was supposed to be irresistible, but to each his own. If you agree with me, you can check out the beginning, get the gist of the love triangle, and then skip to the last fifteen or twenty minutes when things get really exciting. No spoilers here, but the last few scenes are very good.
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More Rita Hayworth movies here!
More Robert Mitchum movies here!
To set the scene, the first scene is in a nightclub. The aptly named “Stretch” Cox and his troupe are filmed doing a ridiculously impossible limbo, impressing the audience and making them expect just as much fire from the rest of the movie. Jack and Bob are introduced, as friends and partners in the smuggling business, but when they take a job from icy Rita, their friendship is tested. At first she’s drawn to the sweet and safe Jack, but when Bob is around, there’s just no ignoring her real feelings. For the most part, the love triangle is overshadowed by the smuggling and boat businesses, and that’s why the movie isn’t very interesting.
I’m really not a Rita Hayworth fan, so I tended to fast forward her scenes. I’ve never understood why she played in roles where she was supposed to be irresistible, but to each his own. If you agree with me, you can check out the beginning, get the gist of the love triangle, and then skip to the last fifteen or twenty minutes when things get really exciting. No spoilers here, but the last few scenes are very good.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Rita Hayworth movies here!
More Robert Mitchum movies here!