SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

Peereddi I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

gridoon2018 Though "Niagara" does not quite reach "classic" status (maybe because it doesn't have enough tension), it's still worthwhile for the imposing Niagara Falls (still an original setting for a movie), a startling plot twist in the middle, and a fine cast: Marilyn Monroe is excellent (and sizzling) as a bad girl, and the fit, shapely Jean Peters probably has the most athletic body of any actress of her era. An enjoyable film. *** out of 4.

bigverybadtom The movie's theme was good, a story about a woman tired of her mentally ill husband who decides to bump him off and run away with her lover, with other people including another honeymooning couple getting involved. But the movie feels overlong and lacking the tension it should have had.What went wrong? The movie takes too much time to showcase Marilyn Monroe and what eye candy she is, which was not done with other, better movies of hers such as "The Seven Year Itch" or "Some Like It Hot". Another problem is that the movie overdoes on what is presumably supposed to be comic relief. The second couple who gets involved with the Loomises has a smart wife but an annoyingly stupid husband, and even worse is when he second couples' boos shows up and his hammy jokey performance gets truly annoying.The plot and most of the characters are credible and not as predictable as expected, but the movie feels like wasted potential.

LeonLouisRicci Famous Film for the Falls and Marilyn Monroe. Director Henry Hathaway showed Periods of Brilliance in a Long Career, Highlighted by a String of Film-Noir's in the Mid-Forties. Here He shows No Restraint in Highlighting two of Nature's Natural Wonders.He spends Equal Enthusiasm showcasing the crashing waterfalls and the curvaceous Monroe in Close-Ups and Long Walking Shots. With both He succeeds in capturing the Undeniable Truth of the Spectacular.This is one of the few Film-Noir Filmed in Technicolor. The Cinematography of Joe MacDonald, no stranger to the Genre, makes it work. The sharp angles and the shadows have much more contrast in B&W but are here Displayed Distinctively and Effectively.The Weakness of the Film is in a rather Standard Script and a couple of Irritating Performances that are so Grating and Over-the-Top that One Wonders how the Director handled His Obligation to let it stand. Max Showalter as a White-Bread-Middle-Class Husband and Don Wilson in a Cartoonish Cringe-Inducement.But Marilyn and Niagara Falls will not be Denied Their Due as Natural Wonders. Joseph Cotton Hot Tempered as MM's Neurotic and Over the Hill Husband tries as He may to capture the attention of the Audience is a Futile Effort, Drowned by all the Gushing Water and Marilyn's Gushing, Overwhelming, Seductive Sensuality.Overall, Jean Peters is a Fabulous Fulcrum to the Film's Grander Elements, manages to impress with it's Calmness and Straight-Laced Appeal. Not much Complexity in the Characterizations or Plot, the Film is an Above Average Display of Two Things that are Anything but Average. Niagara Falls and Marilyn Monroe.

leplatypus This movie brings a lot more than its cover: If you think, it's only a Marilyn movie, well, she is sharing the spotlight with other characters and as it's a mid 50s movie, she hasn't reached yet the late years when she was truly amazing. However, it's interesting to notice she embodies a "Femme Fatale", proving one more time that she was totally versatile and not limited to the naive happy blonde girl. So, there's another story here outside Marilyn that features a young couple and I found them really great. They had good chemistry and following their adventures was interesting as well. Next, the iconic location of the falls is greatly used. It's not only a postcard moment or a simple background because this place acts like a protagonist. In other words, if the movie would have been shot everywhere else, it couldn't have told the same story. What's particularly cool as is that the characters vacation in the Canadian part and as they do the American attractions, we really enjoy all the views and we don't miss anything. At last, this is a "old" movie which allows us to see a different time and in my opinion, a better one. Look at the cars, look at the fashion, you can see that the society had higher standard than now. And to push the nail, the climax is about a full action moment and the result is incredible and maybe better than all the actual CGI special effects! In conclusion, it's a terrific thriller in a splendid location with a talented cast!