Linbeymusol
Wonderful character development!
Brenda
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Ortiz
Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Jerrie
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
Martin Bradley
Nasty and brutish it may be but this British crime movie is also extremely gripping and very well done for what it is. Richard Todd is the salesman who goes after the thieves who stole his car. Adam Faith is the young thug who actually took it and, cast against type, Peter Sellers is superb as the psychotic Mr Big figure. A 17 year old Carol White, (she of "Cathy Come Home" fame), is Sellers' young mistress. The director was John Guillermin and he gives the film a nice sleazy atmosphere and makes very good use of his London locations.
Leofwine_draca
NEVER LET GO is such a good British crime picture that I'm surprised more people don't know about it. The main character is a rather weak and weedy man, played by a cast-against-type Richard Todd. He's a lowly salesman whose car is stolen by a young thug at the film's outset, leading him on to an obsessive quest to get it back. The trail soon leads to a garage run by an unscrupulous crime boss, played by Peter Sellers, also playing against type. Both Todd and Sellers are making real efforts here in roles neither are used to and both are quite excellent. The film's unusual storyline builds on the suspense and keeps the viewer guessing as the story progresses, and it all builds to a climax which for once it worth the wait. A fine supporting cast includes David Lodge as a heavy, Noel Willman as a detective, Elizabeth Sellers as the stressed-out wife, Mervyn Johns as an informant, Adam Faith as a thug, and Carol White, who would go on to fame in POOR COW.
MartinHafer
While the star of this film technically is Richard Todd, Peter Sellers' supporting performance dominates the film and it's no surprise that the DVD features Sellers on the cover, not Todd. It's one of the better performances of his career--and, interestingly, it's not at all comedic but a VERY gritty and serious role.The film begins with a working man (Todd) leaving work--only to discover that his car's been stolen. He goes to the police but after a couple days there doesn't appear to be any chance he'll get it back--and it's not insured. Todd is a very mild-mannered man and not the sort you'd expect to do anything about the crime, but his car is needed for his job and he won't let it rest. So, he starts trying to find leads on his own--and repeatedly he nearly gets himself killed. Yet, for once this mild-mannered man is NOT going to just back down--he will follow this as far as he can and the consequences be damned. Through the course of Todd's investigations, the trail leads to a truly horrible man (Sellers). On the surface, Sellers seems sophisticated and mild-mannered himself. However, he is a very violent bully--and this comes out with the least provocation. What's to happen next? Tune in to this excellent film to see for yourself--just be forewarned...it's amazingly brutal for 1960--so brutal the Brits gave it what is equivalent to a restricted rating!As I said, Sellers is at his best here. Wearing bulky clothes (and perhaps lifts to make him look taller), he looks beefier and plays a great heavy. His violent and sadistic routine is mesmerizing--and it was hard to believe this is the same guy who made a career out of making people laugh. Here, he's malevolent and cruel--and very effective. Now all this does NOT mean Todd isn't quite good as well--he is. But even in turning in a dandy performance himself, he is overshadowed by the malevolent Sellers. The sum effect of both of them is quite compelling--making a simple and inexpensive film much better than you'd ever expect. If you like to see excellent acting and characters, then see this one.
writers_reign
Not for the first time and probably not the last I find myself in the minority; two possibilities present themselves; 1) I'm hard to please, 2)the majority of the posters here are easy to please, go figure. Clearly the aim here was to show that Peter Sellers could do something more substantial than the Goon Show and Adam Faith could do something besides mouth banal lyrics occasionally on key. Sellers idea of 'straight' acting is to say everything through clenched teeth, shout a lot and throw, stamp on and/or break things. As added insurance director Guillerman pits him against Mr. Balsa-Wood Richard Todd to whom he evidently gave the direction 'look wounded and act dogged'. There are, as it happens, a couple of decent actors along for the ride but Elizabeth Sellars, Noel Wilman and Mervyn Johns are largely wasted. Basically we're talking Bicycle Thieves with an English accent and a faux-jazz score used to point out that 'menace' and 'violence' are about to occur. Let it go, you'll thank me in the end.
