The Small Back Room
Posted by martinteller on July 18, 2009
Oh, how I agonize sometimes over these silly mini-reviews. It’s difficult to say anything about this movie. It’s a solid character study/romantic drama with a dash of wartime thriller, no complaints about it at all but it’s too restrained to be worthy of much attention. It’s hard to imagine it being anyone’s favorite film, or even their favorite Powell & Pressburger. The one moment that stands out is the clock/whiskey hallucination, which is either clever or silly depending on your mood. Rating: 7
