A classic noir romance where all of the cinematic elements fit together perfectly.
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03/04/06
Laura (1944)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:44
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.6/10
Consensus: A psychologically complex portrait of obsession, Laura is also a deliciously well-crafted murder mystery.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A classic noirish mystery with a consummate ensemble of actors. Dana Andrews adroitly plays the detective who delves into the murder of the stunningly beautiful Laura, with whom it seems everyone,... [More]
Starring: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price
Director: Otto Preminger
Reviews for Laura
Top CriticIt is the sleekest of murder mysteries, and ahead of its time -- not least in having a gay suitor for Laura, and possibly two.
10/23/07
Top CriticThe plot is deliberately perfunctory, the people deliciously perverse, and the mise-en-scène radical.
06/24/06
Top CriticThis kooky film noir is so beautifully directed by Otto Preminger that all its protruding elements seem to slide delicately and accurately into place.
05/16/05
A hypnotic and deathlessly interpretable experience.
10/23/07
A genuine classic -- not only of film noir but of film, period.
03/23/05
A camp classic of a very particular variety.
05/18/06
Laura (1944) is one of the most stylish, elegant, moody, and witty classic film noirs ever made with an ensemble cast of characters. Producer/director Otto
01/01/00
The materials of a B-grade crime potboiler are redeemed by Waldo Lydecker, walking through every scene as if afraid to step in something.
01/26/02
Top CriticAt times, the plotting takes leaps that the film’s 87-minute run doesn’t adequately support; but overall this is a gem.
04/08/05
Less a crime film than a study in levels of obsession, Laura is one of those classic works that leave their subject matter behind and live on the strength of their seductive style.
10/23/07
A classic thriller/whodunit of the 1940s. Unfortunately, it remains solidly in the past.
01/27/04
...slightly overrated...
04/03/05
Preminger's deft direction creates an elegant noirish tone, and he elicits near-perfect performances from everyone, even a pre-Horror Schlock Vincent Pryce.
01/01/00
The picture on the whole is close to being a top-drawer mystery.
05/20/03
Top CriticThe story is a good whodunnit, although it probably isn't half as clever as a mystery as it is a character study.
03/17/05
Both old and new viewers are in for a treat.
08/14/01
A masterfully complex -- and frequently campy -- portrait of all-consuming romantic self-delusion.
03/17/05
Laura" is an elegant but campy B&W Who-Dun-What.
01/01/00
Gene Tierney makes an appealing figure as the art executive and Vincent Price is convincing as a weak-willed ne'er-do-well.
10/23/07
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