Probably the only good thing you can say about this British crime movie
is that it makes excellent use of its North of England locations, (it
was filmed mostly in Rotherham), and has some good, atmospheric
photography by the great Douglas Slocombe. Otherwise, it's pretty
terrible as femme fatale Diana Dors, (far from her finest hour), urges
down-on-their-luck brothers George Baker and Terence Morgan to robbery
and murder. It is atrociously scripted (by producer George Minter and
Denis O'Dell), directed (by Gordon Parry) and acted (by the entire cast)
and has largely been forgotten. It should have stayed that way.
Friday, 19 October 2018
TREAD SOFTLY, STRANGER no stars
Probably the only good thing you can say about this British crime movie
is that it makes excellent use of its North of England locations, (it
was filmed mostly in Rotherham), and has some good, atmospheric
photography by the great Douglas Slocombe. Otherwise, it's pretty
terrible as femme fatale Diana Dors, (far from her finest hour), urges
down-on-their-luck brothers George Baker and Terence Morgan to robbery
and murder. It is atrociously scripted (by producer George Minter and
Denis O'Dell), directed (by Gordon Parry) and acted (by the entire cast)
and has largely been forgotten. It should have stayed that way.
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