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The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Those who type Dark Journey "crawls" and makes dunderheads like them yawn incessantly, as if that's the fault of this brilliantly written and acted film and not them, or that the unfolding story is murky, which it clearly is, to them, do not have a clue that great films like this leave a lot of what is happening unsaid, just as the two principals, the characters played by Veidt and Leigh do in their carefully spoken dialogue. These popcorn shovelers expect everything to be explained to their simple little linear minds and wouldn't grasp the nuance even after all they have missed were explained to them. They are not ready to review the matinee, let alone the feature in prime time. The chess game is beyond them and honestly to read their garbage makes me wonder if they could ever master checkers. Be forewarned, if you, like them, are too dumb to grasp the understated intelligence the film insists you likewise share, don't bother watching it either. If however you have the discerning smarts enough to be thrilled by complex cat and mouse games spoken virtually in code throughout this film, please have a whack at Dark Journey. You may enjoy the deep satisfaction guessing along with the plot and understanding where the key, quiet pivot points appear without dramatic music cues and you, like this lucky writer, will be fabulously impressed by this sadly forgotten jewel.

Watched this movie and I found it absolutely delightful. The story is about a double agent played by Vivien Leigh who is a dress shop owner in Sweden. I enjoyed the ingenious manner they used dresses to provide spy information and how the first part of the movie you believe the Vivien Leigh character to be a German spy. During her travels she meets Conrad Veidts character and we also she their courtship. Yes I have seen this movie with the drama and romance before but what makes it wonderful is the performances of the leads. You can see Ms Leighs beauty and how she commands ones attention every moment she is in the scene as her on camera presence is electrifying. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and so should you.

For a spy thriller—there are no thrills or suspense in this poorly scripted and directed film. None of the espionage operatives appear to be in mortal danger and only demonstrate a tepid apprehension of exposure. The dialogue lacks finesse, wit, excitement or urgency forcing the actors to deliver their lines as drab exposition. The suave, villainous screen persona of Conrad Veidt, usually played to excellent effect, is totally obscured in his portrayal of the German agent, Baron Karl Von Marwitz, who is the head of the intelligence ring. Vivien Leigh is the "traveling" dress designer Madeleine Goddard, working undercover, shuttling sensitive military information back and forth on behalf of the French cause. Her delicate beauty is showcased in too few close-ups. On whole, throughout the entire film, the cinema photographer relies on medium and long shots, cancelling out any possibility of conveying any subtlety of character development in the players. This misstep is especially detrimental to the progression of the romance between the two agents working for opposing sides. The audience gets no comprehension of what attracts one to the other. There is no heat, no longing desire. What do these two "lovers" see in each other? If the screenwriter knew, it certainly isn't on the screen for the viewer to see. The art production values in this movie are egregiously inept. The story is set during World War I, yet the women are coiffed and dressed in exquisite style epitomizing 1930s soigné glamour.

The plot develops with just enough direction and character development to keep a general story in focus. Seemingly standard inter-war spy movie with a beautiful female spy, threatening German spies, murder, and clean cut British agents. The cast is good with Vivien Leigh and Conrad Veidt playing their roles well. The supporting cast is like many early movies, lots of professionals with good craftwork and little fame. The production is interesting look at the period and the state of movie making. The special effects are simple, but effective for their period. Obviously, in a British film the star will be pure in the end, and can not be a German agent. However, Leigh does a good job of keeping the real situation under wraps for a while. The characters take on depth, but most drop away by the end. Only the main spies from two sides are left in the center, and the romance overcomes the effects of the war. Probably during WW2, the British film industry reflected differently on the end of the movie, but it was in the can. An interesting film: fun to watch Leigh and Veidt, and a good period piece on the politics, morays, and society in neutral Sweden in WWI.