The Prize (1963)
When the movie started, I was so happy for Edward G. Robinson, snagging a leading role over thirty years after he reached stardom. He plays one of the people traveling to Stockholm for the Nobel Prize ceremony, and in the beginning of the movie, he has the main focus. Then, Paul Newman shows up. He’s so irritating, it’s hard to believe he’s the star who makes girls in the audience swoon. A whiny voice, lousy posture, glasses, a rotten attitude – how can we root for him when he gets involved in the main adventure?
The Prize is such a copy of North by Northwest, it’s mind-boggling. The same screenwriter (Ernest Lehman) wrote both films, but that’s hardly an excuse. Couldn’t he come up with any other plot points? Taking the police to the house and having a lying woman pretend nothing happened earlier; making a scene in a crowded room to alert the police; a duplicitous, icy love interest; the hero isn’t believed because he’s intoxicated; falling from the great height of a national monument; the list goes on. The main difference is the The Prize isn’t nearly as good as its predecessor. It’s irritating, implausible, boring, and predictable at best. Even if you feel drawn in by the cast, as I did, save yourself the two hours and just watch your favorite Paul Newman or Edward G. Robinson movie instead.
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The Prize is such a copy of North by Northwest, it’s mind-boggling. The same screenwriter (Ernest Lehman) wrote both films, but that’s hardly an excuse. Couldn’t he come up with any other plot points? Taking the police to the house and having a lying woman pretend nothing happened earlier; making a scene in a crowded room to alert the police; a duplicitous, icy love interest; the hero isn’t believed because he’s intoxicated; falling from the great height of a national monument; the list goes on. The main difference is the The Prize isn’t nearly as good as its predecessor. It’s irritating, implausible, boring, and predictable at best. Even if you feel drawn in by the cast, as I did, save yourself the two hours and just watch your favorite Paul Newman or Edward G. Robinson movie instead.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Juhi Thaker" for posting!
More Paul Newman movies here!
More Edward G. Robinson movies here!