Inadvands Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

Dotbankey A lot of fun.

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

stephendoyle-69578 I've just caught this on Talking Pictures TV. I only tuned in because Montgomery Clift was in it. By the end I was pleading with Jennifer Jones to get on the train and stay there. The whole thing drags along at a snail's pace (snails probably move faster). As I watched, my mind just kept wandering due to its self absorbed and phoney plot. I kept waiting for something to happen and when it did, it just came across as looking ridiculous and over the top. There's a scene with a pregnant woman with some children which is completely irrelevant and serves no purpose, although the child actors were engaging, which is more than can be said for the key players. Clift's face throughout failed to alter, I can only describe the expression as requiring laxatives. I've never been so pleased for someone to get on a train. Overplayed, overacted and thank goodness just over.

PimpinAinttEasy A very intense love story with two yearning characters. JENNIFER JONES is absolutely gorgeous as a straight laced and noble American woman who enters into an affair with an Italian man (played by MONTGOMERY CLIFT). The film takes place entirely at a train station with the two lovers going back and forth in their commitment towards each other even as they stave off red tape.The love story is interspersed with slice of life scenes at the station. - both comedic and heart breaking. I think the film would have been better in the hands of a more conventional American filmmaker. But even then, a really nice watch mainly due to some intense acting and the chemistry between the two leads.

secondtake Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)This is such a contained, focused film, and demands so much of its two actors, every little nuance matters in a kind of exciting dramatic way. The closest thing this compares to, as two lovers or would be lovers talk in a train station, is Brief Encounter (1945), and that's a masterpiece of acting and cinema both.Here, with Montgomery Clift and Jennifer Jones, it comes close. I found the slowness of it magical, and the filming, in the ultra modern station, very beautiful. If director Vittoria De Sica clearly has a different style than David Lean (though both pile on the romanticism), the effect is still one of longing and loneliness. The weakness here, most of all, is simply the writing, which is so important when two people are sitting around in conversation most of the time.Oddly, and sadly, it was the producer (Selznick) who got in the way. He was married to Jones at the time, and she was unhappy both during the filming and in her marriage. She also seems to be overacting sometimes--she can be marvelous, and nuance magnified might be exactly what was needed, but it often seems distracting. Clift, for his part, liked De Sica and he did what he could with what he had to work with under the director. It was Selznick who interfered with De Sica, and who altered the script using a series of screenwriters, and even though Truman Capote was one of them, the whole thing was hampered.The fact it is still a marvelous film is something to wonder at. Flawed, yes, but short and intense and it has a special feeling that Hollywood (and British counterparts) were unable to pull off. The whole atmosphere and mood are enough alone to make it worthwhile. I saw the short version, and I think it's probably plenty, but if you find the original, with 20 minutes extra, and you like this one, give it a try.

travchap This is without doubt the worst film I can remember! I also cannot believe some of the other rave reviews for it here. It took me about 1 minute of viewing to realize what a looser this film is. It's so unrealistic and poorly done as to be laughable. If you want to see acting that is so overdone as to be ridiculous see the scene where Jones is leaving on the train. I am,as I write this , watching it for the first (and last) time. It is also a short film lasting less then 70 minutes. And it has a distinct film noire look that is very appropriate to it's overall affect. IF you have to visit the dentist soon, see this film first and the dental work will seem fun. Some of the other reviews here indicate that this is a diamond in the rough. Those reviewers are obviously legally blind!