The Lady From Shanghai (1948)

Arguably the best final 5 minutes of a film.

Sean Fennessey

Kinda loved this? Funnier than I could have ever expected, Orson Welles’ Irish accent definitely wasn’t supposed to funny on purpose but it was enjoyable nonetheless. I think the discombobulating tone of it is very effective in creating the dreamy state it wants to put you…

Karsten

the last 10 minutes redeemed this mess, but nothing can help me forget orson welles' weird irish accent that constantly disappears mid-sentence 3.25/5

sarah

I checked Wikipedia and it turns out that Orson Welles actually isn't Irish.

Will Sloan

as gorgeous, scandalous, and twisty as i'd hoped, much funnier than i ever could have expected. wild as hell. highlights: mirrors (duh), aquarium, hayworth hats, juror sneezing repeatedly for some reason, sweaty face close-ups, the second most harrowing shark monologue of…

sydney

Three observations: 1. Rita Hayworth is outrageously beautiful, so much so that it is almost distracting.  2. The first hour of this movie is nothing special, and if the final act were as slow-moving and languid as the first two, I’d say this was one of Welles’ less…

Jamelle Bouie

"This is going to be murder and this is going to be legal" The romantic meets the world and don't like what he sees of it or himself. A very bitter farce about surviving the 1940s (and Hollywood). One of the funniest movies, although every joke is told in pain. Welles in…

Filipe Furtado

The film’s plot is quite intense but this through the lens of Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles’ marital troubles makes it all the more interesting. Hayworth is painted as the villain of the story, screwing over all the men in her life who love her. It’s been said he made her…

Ethan Colburn

The film operates with a striking sense of energy and formal ingenuity. From its opening moments, one perceives an urgency both visual and rhythmic, the kind of creative restlessness that defines cinema in transition. Dialogue is not only functional, it's propelled with…

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