The Journey (1959)
If anyone wonders why I was never a Deborah Kerr fan, her performance in The Journey is a prime example. Even my mom, one of her biggest fans, couldn’t stand her in this movie.
In Soviet-occupied Hungary, a group of tourists try to leave the country. It doesn’t seem like that one sentence can carry an entire movie, but leaving proves to be far more difficult than anyone foresees. Since the batch of visitors are mere civilians who haven’t done anything wrong, the Soviet government wants to help, but transportation is limited, and rules are strict. Yul Brynner is the military man in charge, and while he’s immediately taken with Deborah Kerr, for the reason that she gives him attitude, the movie is unfortunately not a romance. Isn’t that why we all went to see it, to see them get a second chance after The King and I?
Sorry, folks. Yul projects some serious vibes, but Deborah isn’t interested. She’s involved with her male traveling companion: Jason Robards. It’s his film debut, and his performance is so terrible, if it weren’t for his name, I’m sure he never would have made another. If I were an audience member in 1959, I would think, “This guy will never have a career; he stinks!” Of course, when we watch it on hindsight, we all know he had an illustrious career.
I’ll warn you again: Deborah is irritating in this movie. She’s selfish, deceitful, and breaks the law, as she pretends Jason is merely tired from touring the sights. In reality, he’s been shot and is bleeding to death because he’s just escaped from a Hungarian prison. She puts everyone’s innocent lives at risk to try to smuggle her boyfriend out of the country. Then she has attitude! Who does she think she is? Don’t watch this movie for her. You can watch it if you’re a Yul Brynner fan, though; he won’t disappoint you.
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In Soviet-occupied Hungary, a group of tourists try to leave the country. It doesn’t seem like that one sentence can carry an entire movie, but leaving proves to be far more difficult than anyone foresees. Since the batch of visitors are mere civilians who haven’t done anything wrong, the Soviet government wants to help, but transportation is limited, and rules are strict. Yul Brynner is the military man in charge, and while he’s immediately taken with Deborah Kerr, for the reason that she gives him attitude, the movie is unfortunately not a romance. Isn’t that why we all went to see it, to see them get a second chance after The King and I?
Sorry, folks. Yul projects some serious vibes, but Deborah isn’t interested. She’s involved with her male traveling companion: Jason Robards. It’s his film debut, and his performance is so terrible, if it weren’t for his name, I’m sure he never would have made another. If I were an audience member in 1959, I would think, “This guy will never have a career; he stinks!” Of course, when we watch it on hindsight, we all know he had an illustrious career.
I’ll warn you again: Deborah is irritating in this movie. She’s selfish, deceitful, and breaks the law, as she pretends Jason is merely tired from touring the sights. In reality, he’s been shot and is bleeding to death because he’s just escaped from a Hungarian prison. She puts everyone’s innocent lives at risk to try to smuggle her boyfriend out of the country. Then she has attitude! Who does she think she is? Don’t watch this movie for her. You can watch it if you’re a Yul Brynner fan, though; he won’t disappoint you.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Daniel Bernard" for posting!
More Yul Brynner movies here!
More Deborah Kerr movies here!