Thursday, February 07, 2008

Ruthless (1948)

Synopsis: A rich man invites to a cerimony all the people he harmed or estranged during his rising.There he recollects his life, from his adoption by a generous man to his bold financial transactions in Wall Street.

Appraisal: Consistently watchable and occasionally interesting; some things are badly thought out (e.g. his mother's rather convenient detestability), others are downright awful (e.g. the ending). The film's dialogue goes deep into financial concepts, so it's expected that many viewers will have a rather superficial understanding of what goes on at certain spots; I'm afraid I'm one of them.

Rating: 39

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