Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

evening1 On the surface this is a tearjerker about an extramarital affair.But Lana Turner also turns in a thoughtful performance touching on more difficult themes including fears about getting old, selflessness, and self-respect.The affair between Lily and dapper, married Steve (Ray Milland) is convincing, although they never are shown so much as kissing in this black-and-white weepie from 1950. However, nothing much has changed in the dynamics of trying to be happy at someone else's expense.It's interesting to see the beautiful Ms. Turner not winning the man in the end. Here she winds up lonely but stronger and wiser. I don't mind a message now and then and this one's a goodie.

TAYLOR BOWIE Well...most of the people who have reviewed this movie don't seem to think much of it, even the ones who like it. So I'll go out on a limb and praise it to the skies. I think it contains one of Lana Turner's most interesting and powerful performances. The supporting cast is brilliant, right down to the smallest roles, but the highest marks go to Ann Dvorak and the frequently underrated (to my mind) Barry Sullivan. The musical score by Kaper is one of the finest of all time, with the main theme echoing throughout the film in the manner of Raksin's Laura. It's all fresh on my mind because I watched it again last night...I enjoy it more and more every time I watch it. And...I think the ending is one of the most life-affirming moments in movies, as Lana trashes the bogus "good luck charm" and truly understands that no one else can "make" her happy...A Life of Her Own indeed! Thanks for reading.

dbdumonteil As usual ,George Cukor directs his actresses masterfully;not only Lana Turner -who was rarely as good as here ,except for Sirk's ,Garnett's and Minelli's works)but also Ann Dvorak as a jaded aging model and Margaret Philips as the disabled wife who steals every scene she is in;on the other hand ,Ray Milland does not seem to be very interested in his part (I could mention at least ten movies in which he is much better than here ).The script is average- for Cukor whose standards were often high-, borrowing from an older movie by John M.Stahl ,the prince of the thirties melodrama :"when tomorrow comes "(1939) later remade by Sirk as the mediocre "Interlude"; the trick of the sick wife was a bit hackneyed even in 1950.This is a rather talky movie,with an interminable final conversation between Turner and Barry Sullivan to make the viewer understand that now the model is in the same situation as Mary,which we already knew.

MartinHafer Wow, my summary sounds like comments made about an off-brand paper towel! Lana Turner is a nice girl from Kansas who comes to the big city to become a model. Because of her grit, determination, moxie AND, most importantly, fantastic looks, she makes it big. But instead of being on top of the world, she is depressed because she falls for a married man.Overall, is a thoroughly adequate film with decent acting but a story that just never engaged me very well--partly because the relationships seemed rather silly and superficial and also because it was hard to feel sorry for Lana in the film. Despite her complaining about how "life isn't fair", it's really hard for the average person to feel sorry for this woman, as she's a very successful super-model who is sad she can't have a particular married man (Ray Milland). Since she lives in New York, I assume there must be at least a few nice single guys! Also, because Milland wants to sleep with Lana while he's married to a very nice lady, he comes off as a bit of a jerk as well.On the positive side, though the film seems to initially make their romance seem like a good thing, it later shows that there is a wife and she truly loves her hubby. This is NOT a victimless crime. It's not a bad morality tale, but had I cared more about Lana and Ray, it would have been a lot better.