TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Sean Bender I really like that this was shot on location in Vienna, it added a very real feel to it. Also, they used a number of European actors so physically they look authentic.I found it more like a play in that the timing of some of the happenings in reality would be next to impossible. Also like a play, and I'm surprised no one has mentioned this in their reviews, is that Yul Brynner is eventually killed by a Hungarian resistance fighter who looks almost identical to Deborah Kerr who he is obsessed with so I suspect there was some dark message in that, and come to think of it, it's even darker in that the same resistance fighter had just killed Brynners' horse the night before so that was a kind of premonition. The ending, if it were reality, would be just too much of a coincidence -- Brynner takes Deborah Kerr and her companions to a bridge and sets them free into Vienna but just after they cross the bridge, the Bizarro World Deborah Kerr freedom fighter emerges from the bushes and kills Brynner while he's getting into his jeep. How did she know he was going to be there at that exact moment? Anyways, aside from a few ludicrous coincidences, it's a decent movie worth watching in my opinion.

atlasmb The year is 1956--only three years before the release of this film--and the Russians have overtaken Hungary and imposed harsh laws. A small group of foreigners are waiting to leave the country, but their flight is cancelled and they must take a harrowing journey by bus to Austria. Along the way, they are delayed by Russian roadblocks and some Hungarian freedom fighters.Diana Ashmore (Deborah Kerr) is accompanied by a mysterious man named Paul (played by Jason Robards in his first credited film role) who is feigning sickness. Paul has a habit of talking in his sleep in a language that alerts his fellow passengers. Also in the group is Hugh Deverill (Robert Morley), who does his best to play the ambassador in their contacts with the warring parties. Eventually the busload is delayed in a small town where a Major Surov (Yul Brynner) is in charge. He is imperious, brash, challenging and inquisitive. While the group is under his charge, he questions them, toys with them, and ambiguously tries to be amicable. He falls for Lady Ashmore and perhaps lets his feelings get in the way of his job.I have to admit I do not understand the rave reviews this film has received. It's not a bad film. In fact, I thought the first part was rather Hitchcockian. But later, the story becomes muddied, particularly in regard to Major Surov. The main fault of the film is an absence of the energy that is supposed to exist between Diana and the Major. As a result, later in the film the characters act in unbelievable ways.I liked the score. It is fun to see Ronnie Howard in his first credited film role. Anne Jackson is fun to watch. The cast, as a whole, is competent. It's too bad they are let down by a script (or editing) that eviscerated the prime motive for much of the action.

monik18 "The Journey" is a very good film. Produced in the spring of 1958, in Vienna, and released in 1959, this movie was quite popular in his early years. Despite the political problems, which influenced the movie's success (because the story happens during the Hungarian Revolution, the Cold War), "The Journey" is a very good film, but not well-known. I think it should be released immediately on DVD, because most of the people who have seen it so far want to have it at home. One of the most important qualities of the film is the extraordinary chemistry between Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner, their intense relationship. All their scenes together are very important, but they also reveal the strong feelings, the great passion and love between the characters (Major Surov and Diana Ashmore). Another quality is the script, which is very well written. It was even published as a novel, by the screen player George Tabori. The film keeps its tension from the beginning to the end. At first, we didn't know if Diana and the other travelers could leave Hungary, because the Communist Major discovers that Diana's friend, Paul Kedes, is Hungarian and he isn't allowed to leave the country. The Major falls deeply in love with Diana and this is, in fact, the true reason why he doesn't want to let her go. But after he embraces her and gives her one of the most memorable kisses ever seen on screen, and she kisses him, too, he lets her go. And the end of the film is one of the most dramatic endings ever filmed-the Major and Diana say "Goodbye!", she arrives at the frontier with all the travelers, including Paul, while Surov is shot several times by some Hungarians, so he dies. Yul Brynner is very, very handsome and Deborah Kerr is very beautiful, charming, refined, just like an English Lady. Yul and Deborah are perfect together. They are one of the greatest couples of the Golden Hollywood. A true moviegoer should watch this film. "The Journey" has everything that a good film should have-a great, captivating story, interesting characters, a wonderful direction (Anatole Litvak is, in my opinion, at his best). Finally, I want to give a message to Warner Bros. Studios or those who restore and release classic films: Please, release "The Journey" on DVD as soon as possible.

moatazmohsen78 Yul Brynner was a symbol of villein in the tine of 50,s , he play a role of Russian leader in Hungary at the time of revolution in this country in 1956 that made it against the Marxism.The script of this film made it by good taste from the writer that mixing love and adventure with showing different characters in the journey from Hungary to England.The best point in this film was the symbol of challenge from the Hungarian Resistance to kill the Russian major(Yul Brynner) in the hall time of the film that made a meaning about the disadvantages of this major from his bad works , but at the end he made a good work to help Deborah Kerr for escaping her and her darling to London to write in his book a good working to gain at the end people,s agreement and trustment after his assassination by the Hungarian Resistance.