In a Lonely Place

"This movie is a departure from the characters I am used to seeing Humphrey Bogart play. He plays the role of an unpredictable and violent man in the film industry whose behavior is accepted by his friends and coworkers alike. What happens when he falls in love, and then is accused of murder? Will anyone believe his innocence? Or is he innocent? The acting and plot build up to a crescendo and slowly reveal the nail-biting last act. The acting was great from the entire cast, and I actually felt relieved the movie ended."

"Bogart plays with his screen persona in an interesting way here. He came to fame playing characters who appeared callous and sarcastic but had a deep sense of decency and justice underneath the facade. In this film, what is under that facade is very much in question. He plays an alcoholic screenwriter who is suspected of murdering a woman who had been at his apartment. He is cleared by a fictitious alibi from his new writing partner/love interest. However, he starts to slip. He seems to relish his role of suspect too much and dangerous flashes of anger and mania appear. His love interest and a policeman friend begin to question his innocence. The film comes down to a question of “did he or didn’t he” but because the characters are so well drawn, the ramifications go far beyond the whodunit. This might be Bogart’s best performance. 4.5 out of 5 stars."

"Not your typical Bogart movie. Bogart gives a stellar performance in a role that is outside of what he usually plays. One of the last true film noir movies."

"Eh…? Maybe noir just isn’t the genre for me or maybe this one just isn’t as good as others."

"I really enjoyed this one, Humphrey Bogart did an excellent job, it was one of those roles he was born to play!"