Friday, April 02, 2021

A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)

 A plane carrying a sheriff and his prisoner crashes and due to circumstances they have to take refuge at a house where a young woman lives with her father, who is away.

As one IMDB user (rudy-30) noticed, this is apparently inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest. However, 'inspired by' does not make this an inspired script, and what we get are old clichés about the indefectible duo comprised of evil law enforcer and his maladjusted victim, who is really the better man. There is also the inevitable romance. A curious thing about the movie is that it plays exactly like a Western, except for modern utilities like airplanes and automobiles.

Rating: 36

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