Thursday, June 13, 2013

We're No Angels (1955)

Second viewing. The first was on November 17, 1990.

Three convicts in Devil's Island escape from prison but remain on the island, awaiting a ship that they can board. They are hired to fix the roof of a shop, and end up befriending the shop's owner and his family.

Interesting comedy, about the complexity involved in moral judgments, to which many different factors and points of view must be considered. Its screenplay is well-conceived, albeit not exactly brilliant (and probably not aspiring to be so). The expertise of the director and the good cast make it enjoyable, on a moderate scale.

Rating: 51 (up from 35)

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