Interesteg What makes it different from others?

SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

dweilermg-1 Although not included in quotes from this movie is one of Marty's pals who seems to be obsessed with reading Mickey Spillane paperback novels. He describes some of the action in the novel he has been reading and then says "That Mickey Spillane, he sure can write!" I suspect if Marty were a new play written today that guy might be into super-hero comic books or Star Trek/Star Wars movies or TV shows as his fantasy escapism. But that Mickey Spillane sure could write.

Love_of_Film I really enjoyed Ernest Borgnine in the McHale's Navy series and my father and I used to watch it all the time. Seeing this movie opened my eyes to what a great and versatile actor Borgnine was. The film moves slowly and deliberately but is spiced with reality that many of us can identify with. Boy meets girl, the story line is not new or original in many aspects, however the way Borgnine presents his character in the film is believable and he will have you rooting for his character. This film could have been the inspiration of the romance in "Rocky" between Rocky and Adrian. From clown to villain to wall flower, this is another role that Borgnine plays so well. I thought his role in RED would be his last but he kept on going a couple more years. His love for acting shows in the dedicated way he presents his characters in his films. Simply a charming movie.

elvircorhodzic MARTY is a film about lonely hearts which are trying to find each other. The story is warm, discreet and honest. The main protagonist is an American of Italian descent who lives with his mother. He is very ambitious butcher and a man who is optimistic about the world. He is 34 years old, not married, and when it comes to love life he struggles with a lack of self-confidence. However, at the insistence of his mother, he went to a dance at a club and meets there a lonely heart...In this film, the emotion was sincere. The emotional highlight at the end of the film practically does not exist and it is not a characteristic of classic and romantic drama. Characterization is the only solid, but it faithfully shows a lonely and a boring life of a man of the middle class. In the face of the main hero can be seen shame and anxiety. In the face of the hero can be seen shame and anxiety. It is interesting to see the change in character when the two lonely hearts find each other. Otherwise, the situation is quite simple. A lonely boy finds a lonely girl. However, the protagonists are faced with their own fears and family criticism, which makes it difficult for them to escape from despair. He does not have the courage. She does not feel safe.The dialogues are lively, honest and open. Ernest Borgnine as Marty Piletti is a bit raw, but gentle, sensitive and simple man. Semi-open book. Betsy Blair as Clara was pretty quiet and calm, but she skillfully conceals an enormous nervousness and hope that she finally found her man. The two make an excellent team.This movie is certainly not one of the classics of the genre. The story is universal and the acting is quite good.

aladar-219-783287 Boy... I was not expecting this.I gave this a good rating, but watching this was like a stab in the heart. Right from the start I was just so upset with this. What a shitty world these people live in. I could relate with the main characters right off the bat, which I guess was the point, but everything felt so mean-spirited, so pushy and superficial and just damn mean--calling women dogs, turning down Marty for his appearance, basing peoples' success on their ability to hold down jobs and who marries whom, and everything in between.But! BUUUUT... it slowly returned to something resembling real life once the two main characters met. Then from there on out things got so much better. They were so cute together I cried so much, holy crap. The characterization of Marty, especially, got me pretty hard. What a nice guy, so full of heart, even when people asked him to go with other girls when he had Clara with him. Needless to say I could relate to some extent, and it was so nice and refreshing.One of the issues I had with it was that we never get to see a lot of Clara's back story, and whenever we did it was about other men in her life. I wish we had more to go on with her, but at the same time I could tell that there was a lot of character with her. It felt like her shyness was enough of a clue of how she was as a person.That, and in general I felt like they handled these two very well. They were different people, people who didn't base their values in life off of the general social norms, and I liked that. It was cliché, but it was really nice to see in a movie from the 50's.I was genuinely surprised with this movie, and didn't expect it to be anything more, but I was happy that it ended up being just that.