ThiefHott Too much of everything

Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . against the rampant corruption in American Politics, culminating in our alleged POTUS #45 (aka, "Putin's Pick, Putin's Pawn, or Putin's Puppet"). The corpulent geezer playing the part of Evil Party Machine Mastermind "Titus Semple" during FLAMINGO ROAD is a dead ringer for the Real Life "Fake President" of 2018. The well-named and always prophetic Warner Bros. outfit depict Titus as a serial swindler, Fat Cat bully boy, Capitalist Pig, malicious misogynist, self-centered Enemy of the People, compulsively lying spreader of "Fake News" (which one of those Commandments that the misnamed "Righteous" hypocrites are always overlooking calls "bearing false witness"), and obvious Minion of Satan. All Warner Bros. would need to add to this characterization to make it a perfect "spot-on" fit with "Putin's Puppet" is to add a backstory about Titus' dad being a community organizer for the Brooklyn Ku Klux Klan, with his grand-pappy being New York City's top-ranked pimp. Therefore, FLAMINGO ROAD merits top-notch kudos for its unblinking glimpse into America's sad future.

jjnxn-1 Lurid, over the top melodrama with Crawford giving a tough, spirited performance against wonderful opponent Sydney Greenstreet, theirs is a terrificly malevolent chemistry. They pretty much wipe everybody else off the screen except for Gladys George in a sharp cameo. Joan is right on the cusp here between true A pictures, which this is, and a series of films that would be Joan Crawford Vehicles with little room for anything or anybody else. From this point on there would be few forays outside a clearly defined formula, but one that worked for her for many years. So enjoy her as a tough carny girl before she calcified into the grand lady.

vincentlynch-moonoi This is a very powerful, and I believe underrated, film. And, I would have to disagree with some other reviewers that it's very much Joan Crawford's film. In my view this is a "the bigger they are, the harder they fall" film, and the big shot in question is Sydney Greenstreet. Here, Greenstreet is just about the most repulsive I've ever seen him in any role. And, incidentally, he made only one film after this one.While I feel it's Greenstreet's film, that's not to say Crawford isn't powerful here, as well. Imagine saying to Greenstreet: "You know sheriff; we had an elephant in our carnival with a memory like that. He went after a keeper that he'd held a grudge against for almost 15 years. Had to be shot. You just wouldn't believe how much trouble it is to dispose of a dead elephant." The film really wouldn't work without both of them, and they are forces to be reckoned with on the screen in this film.I think nowadays we've learned to be somewhat dismissive of Joan Crawford...partly due to her publicity as "Mommy Dearest", and partly due to some of the really rotten films she made in her declining years. But here she was near her peak, and so impressive.Another surprise (at least for me) in this film is Zachary Scott...never a particular favorite of mine...an actor I typically tolerate. But here, he is excellent! Perhaps the best role I've seen him in.David Bryan deserves mention here. He was never a big star, but we often saw him in films and then television. He does very nicely here, as do the other members of the cast.I highly recommend this film. The only negative comment I can make is that perhaps Joan Crawford didn't look the part...but she sure acted it!

edwagreen A fabulous Joan Crawford vehicle reuniting her with Zachary Scott of "Mildred Pierce" fame. Again, Scott eventually takes a bullet, but this time it's by his own doing.The film came 4 years after "Pierce" and Crawford looks a lot older here,probably because of her lighter hair.The film is a good one involving upper vs. lower class and dirty, corrupt politics in the name of one Sydney Greenstreet, who is just wonderful here. (I don't know what the other writers wanted with his performance.) He is the embodiment of the big city corrupt official who will destroy anyone in his path. He thinks he is self-righteous yet and his name of Titus is most appropriate for him.As the carnival girl, trying to build a life for herself, Crawford etched another memorable performance. She is at her best when she lifts herself up from adversity.Scott is wonderful in the role of the guy, pushed up in politics and thrown into a political marriage with disaster resulting. David Brian has his moments as the other shady official who Crawford also falls for.Get yourself to Flamingo Road!