Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Detour 1945


Detour


     Al Roberts tells his story in flashbacks about how he was headed to Los Angeles to meet up with his girlfriend Sue Harvey and they were going to get married.  They met in a New York nightclub and Sue wanted to try her hand in Hollywood.  Al feels like he’s going nowhere and he misses Sue.  Charles Haskell picks up Al and it’s Al’s good fortune that Charles is going all the way to California.  Charles even springs for a meal for both of them.  A short time down the road it starts to rain and Al finds our Charles is dead?  This turn of events starts a detour for Al.
     Everyone is supposed to be very tough in this film but I think there isn’t much meat here, mainly barely cooked cheap vegetables.  I didn’t enjoy this, I couldn’t wonder if everything would turn out all right for Al because I don’t really care enough about him?  Does Al really love Sue or is he looking for her paycheck to give him a break?  2* (I didn’t like this movie)

67 min, Crime directed by Edgar G. Ulmer with Tom Neal Ann Savage, Claudie Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tim Ryan, Esther Howard, Pat Gleason.

Note:  Imdb 7.5 out of 10, 100% critic 78% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 4*.
Special Note:  This film was shot on a very low budget in six days.  






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