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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Touches You

Too much of everything

A lot of fun.

There's this myth that film noirs were oh, so sophisticated and intelligently written. The truth is that most of them were stupid, insipid and implausible, with ridiculous plots that stretched credulity. (Go on. Just try to clearly explain the plot of D.O.A. without your mind twisting into knots. I dare you!)If film noirs were incredulous, why are they so celebrated? Because many of their directors were so good, they knew how to sell a premise, no matter how far fetched. Sudden Fear is one of those noirs that was ridiculous on one hand and yet great on the other. The story couldn't be more absurd. Joan Crawford plays a middle aged newlywed who hooks herself a young buck. The problem is that he turns out to be a grifter planning to kill her for the money and split it with his girlfriend. All Crawford has to do is pack her bags and leave but film noirs being what they are, she does the most unrealistic and stupidest thing a person could ever do in a situation like this. She decides to carry out a revenge scheme instead.Does it matter? No. Because Sudden Fear is directed with such flair, you're able to suspend disbelief and buy the premise, no matter how ridiculous. Even if you're rolling your eyes the entire time, the movie will have you entertained and in some cases, on the edge of your seat. There is an amazing sequence that plays out for several minutes and involves a closet and a clockwork toy. It is filled with so much suspense, I'm amazed that it hasn't been cribbed by other directors. It's the type of sequence that Hitchcock would've envied. It's that good. So, I can't recommend this movie enough. It's not a masterpiece by any means, but it's incredibly entertaining and resourceful.

A wealthy playwright is swept off her feet by an audacious actor who she'd just rejected for the lead role in one of her Broadway plays, but something nasty awaits at the end of their honeymoon.Full on melodrama noir that really cranks through the plot gears, and repeatedly clips the audience round the ear to make sure we're paying attention. It would have gone smoother if the director had had a bit more faith in us. The conspiracy is revealed straight away, and the motivation doesn't really convince. Plus the crucial scene in the study wobbles slightly, as we debate with ourselves whether this is plausible, but I think it steadies itself - probably down to the actress - and regains its stride. And The incident at Fire Island is left hanging, as well as the poison and the gun - symptoms of an underdeveloped plot.Otherwise it's an enjoyable noir, with good performances and photography, a strong sense of irony and a twist in the end (though still a bit self-satisfied). The main pleasure for me was the actress playing Irene, with her insolent pout and sly eyes - pity she didn't have more close ups.Music is standard orchestration, and not intrusive in the way '50s Hollywood can be.Overall - good entertainment, and a slice of post-war America, where the desperation of the vice ridden poor threatens well earned privilege - no commies here, no sir! But still a 6.

Joan Crawford delivers a typically strong performance as a wife who discovers that her husband plans to murder her, and it's fun to see Jack Palance in an early role (interestingly, playing a stage actor who was rejected for a part as a romantic lead). Film noir fans will appreciate the cinematography, especially in the final scenes, which of course take place in darkened rooms and on darkened streets and alleys. But the plot has more holes than a block of Swiss cheese. Most obviously, when Joan Crawford's character finds proof of her husband's homicidal intentions, she doesn't go to the police, as any sane person would do, but instead comes up with a convoluted plan of her own, which of course goes awry. Add to that the movie convention that a man can simply sweep a woman off her feet with a little sweet talking, and be married to her in practically no time at all, plus the stretch that Jack Palance's character is so angry about being rejected for a Broadway role that he decides to marry and then kill the playwright, that we're talking about some serious suspension of disbelief here. If you can overlook those flaws, it's a fun couple of hours.

This is The Forth film I saw for Joan Crawford after seeing (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962 , Mildred Pierce 1945 and Grand Hotel 1932) and to me her best performance was in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Now about this film : I don't know what to say, it's not a bad movie and it's not a good one. in the first 45 minutes the film is so boring the film show us a love or to be specific a blind love between an old-woman and a young man played by (Jack Palance) and you know from the beginning that he is a bad guy in these cases when you knew from the beginning the bad guy you become angry unless the film made it in a professional way ,( but not this one) cause Jack Palance face is evil so how could Miss.Crawford loved him I just don't know besides in all of his films he played the bad guy.( so nothing new) the big problem is that Joan Crawford couldn't convince anyone that she was in love with him although she is doing and performing it well she just didn't convince me there isn't a chemistry between these to leading stars. Then after the 45 minutes when she discovered that her lovely husband is a NEMESIS the movie began to get much better and it continuous till the end. but there were many scenes in the second part are funny and made me laugh ( although they didn't suppose to made you feel that way) such as the two imaging scenes they are just not real and when she made herself falling down the stairs if I were her I would probably broke my neck! As for Joan Crawford performance she is doing a good job here especially at the closet scene she did it in a great way and when she see here emotions after looking at herself at the mirror and feeling terrible about becoming a killer that was great one to. if you are Joan Crawford Fan(like me) see this Film , but don't expect too much.