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Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Movie Review - Shock (1946)

Shock (1946)
Starring Vincent Price
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
***Currently streaming on Netflix***

Shock is a corny B-movie film noir from the 1940s made on an obviously low budget complete with ridiculously over-the-top acting.  In the end, it's moderately successful, but there are moments when its scant 70-minute running time feels a little bloated.

Horror staple Vincent Price is the creepy psychiatrist Dr. Cross.  One evening while at a hotel, he kills his wife in order to spend more time with his lover Elaine, but is completely unaware that a young woman named Janet saw him commit the deed from her hotel room window.  Janet goes into a comatose state of shock and when she awakens, she finds that she is in Dr. Cross's hospital where Elaine (in typical film noir femme fatale fashion) is trying to convince Dr. Cross to kill Janet in order to get away with the perfect crime.

All in all, Shock isn't a bad movie.  It's an okay diversion if the summary above sparks any interest.

The RyMickey Rating:  C

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