All the lively song-and-dance routines and steamy shots of a scantily clad Russell can't make up for the crass dialogue and boring melodramatics.
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08/18/07
Hot Blood (1956)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:4
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Stephen Torino (Wilde), who is tricked by his brother Marco (Adler) into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie Caldash (Russell). Annie is willing to give the union a go, but Torino wants... [More]
Starring: Jane Russell, Cornel Wilde, Luther Adler, Joseph Calleia
Director: Nicholas Ray
Reviews for Hot Blood
1 - 6 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticAn oddity, then, but one distinguished by Ray's characteristic refusal to patronise or glamorise his characters.
08/16/07
Top CriticDefinitely one of the more intriguing and neglected of Ray's second-degree efforts.
01/11/08
Ray milks the comedy element for all it's worth, and the musical numbers are staged surprisingly well by a director mainly known for his gritty dramas.
01/11/08
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08/14/07
Top CriticAn always lively presentation despite its preposterous storyline.
08/13/07
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