Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
After the charming, “Water: I recommend it!” high-energy, irresistible Starbuck, why would anyone want to see Burt Lancaster as a bad guy? He didn’t want to get typecast (although, he did accept Elmer Gantry three years later), so he took on the cold, calculating villain in Sweet Smell of Success. He’s a powerful man used to getting everything he wants and controlling everyone around him. When his sister, Susan Harrison, gets involved with a no-good musician (Martin Milner, if you can believe it), he can’t stand it. He’d rather Susan stay loyal and obediently single, but if he breaks them up himself, she’ll be disillusioned with him.
Enter Tony Curtis. A bit of an antihero, he’s only considered the good guy because Burt is so bad. He’s a press agent, willing to say or do anything to get attention for him and his clients. It’s not hard to imagine him in such a role, since he got typecast early on as insincere. Burt hires Tony to do his dirty work for him, and the stage is set for dark twists and turns. Will Tony continue to keep Burt on a pedestal and do his bidding, like everyone else in town; or will he discover his unscrupulous, unforgivable side? Although a solid drama, I wouldn’t really recommend it unless you’re comfortable seeing Burt be bad.
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Enter Tony Curtis. A bit of an antihero, he’s only considered the good guy because Burt is so bad. He’s a press agent, willing to say or do anything to get attention for him and his clients. It’s not hard to imagine him in such a role, since he got typecast early on as insincere. Burt hires Tony to do his dirty work for him, and the stage is set for dark twists and turns. Will Tony continue to keep Burt on a pedestal and do his bidding, like everyone else in town; or will he discover his unscrupulous, unforgivable side? Although a solid drama, I wouldn’t really recommend it unless you’re comfortable seeing Burt be bad.
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More Burt Lancaster movies here!