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The DaveScale™
0 - 4.5: Fail, thumbs-down, very few (if any) redeeming qualities. (F to D+)
5 - 5.5: Thumbs-down but a pass. (something like a C-)
6 - 7.5: Fair to Good, passable (C to B)
8 - 8.5: A very good film, 4 stars. This mark and above comes down to taste. (B+ to A-)
9: Excellent. (A)
9.5 - 10: An essential film. (A/A+)

Monday, 11 June 2007

The Maltese Falcon



The Maltese Falcon has certainly passed the test of time. A 40s classic (it's easy to see why) that bubbles with wit, charm and an intriguing story. All performances are excellent, particularly Humphrey Bogart as Sam and Mary Astor as Brigid. They also have an odd, but magnificent, screen chemistry together. A great film.

9 on the DaveScale.

(dir. John Huston, USA, 1941)

Posted by Dave at 2:05 pm

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      • Elegy of Life. Rostropovich. Vishnevskaya.
      • Nocturne
      • The African Queen
      • Poison Friends
      • London to Brighton
      • Animated Shorts
      • La Vie En Rose
      • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
      • Comrades in Dreams
      • Shut Up and Sing
      • Away from Her
      • Climates
      • Out of the Blue
      • In the Company of Actors
      • Bella
      • The Killer Within
      • The Home Song Stories
      • All In This Tea
      • The Witnesses
      • Blindsight
      • Times and Winds
      • The Flag
      • Suely in the Sky
      • Corroboree
      • The Maltese Falcon
      • Please Vote for Me
      • The Blood of Yingzhou District
      • Days of Glory
      • Clash of Egos
      • My Mother Learns Cinema
      • Academy
      • Andrew Jenks: Room 335
      • The Night Before Christmas

Some of My Favourite Movies

  • All About Eve
  • Annie Hall
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Facing the Music
  • Fargo
  • Lives of Others, The
  • Piano, The
  • Streetcar Named Desire, A
  • Unforgiven
  • Wit