Review

Waterfront was great, much better than It’s a Wonderful Life. There were a couple instances where we thought the music was going a bit crazy. More than the actual events of the scene necessitated. Felt a bit like producer decisions. But in general, this was really well-acted. Marlon Brando gives a captivating performance. He didn't scare me like he has been in the other movies on this list...I mean he was great as Vito in The Godfather. But pretty much everything else he's been a monster. In Waterfront, we get some nice fun crime stuff mixed with slow drama. Felt a bit like a mix between Rocky and Tony Soprano. I definitely felt James Gandolfini might've been channeling a bit of Terry Malloy.

I'm very glad I didn't get Streetcar'd. I felt some darkness there around the 2/3 point of the film. I was really fearing everything was gonna go around. But we got some nice comeuppance and martyrdom. The Catholics would be proud.