This was an interesting remake with Clark Gable in both leads, Red Dust 1932 and Mogambo 1953. He is commanding in both and interesting to see the similarities in his acting and the changes 20 years later. I admire that Clark took it on again, and it's great to have 2 different perspectives over 20 years!
Red Dust is for sure my favorite. Clark is just coming into fame here, and they are finding out how to utilize his strengths. He has a strong character, commands the scenes, is direct and also breaks into laughter. A great dynamic with he and Harlowe.
In both movies, I didn't quite get how he meshed with the young, tight, married wife. During this movie in real life, Grace Kelly and he had a big affair that went on after for awhile but he would never admit. I had no problem with the age difference in the film. Clark could command the scene.
I do think how he grabbed/commanded women didn't quite seem as smooth or authentic as his younger years (he was always commanding) and it seemed a little aggressive/pushy. He lost part of the commanding but gentle he manifested in Red Dust. Here, he just seems rough. Perhaps it's more of the grizzly older man, which I see.
The uptight character/married woman (Grace Kelly here) seemed to just lose her stars when she met him and it didn't quite make sense to me... They didn't really seem to mesh. It also showed his character's (lack of) willing to mess with a marriage that was strong enough coming in.
Having said that, the international scene, the strong character work, the star power, were all very solid. I enjoyed it but not a top favorite. It was great to see him reunite with Ava at the end... they seemed to come from a more relaxed life style, she could go with the flow, she "met" him more and he could be more himself with her. Whereas with Grace it was like a conquest and interest. I can't see how that would work out longterm.
In this movie, a little painful how Ava throws himself at him and gets so tied to him after such a short time. I was not a big fan. It's also hard to have a movie about capturing animals, which would not be popular today...
A good solid movie but I recommend Red Dust. It's much more cohesive and flows easier. Clark and Harlow have a great dynamic!
Red Dust is for sure my favorite. Clark is just coming into fame here, and they are finding out how to utilize his strengths. He has a strong character, commands the scenes, is direct and also breaks into laughter. A great dynamic with he and Harlowe.
In both movies, I didn't quite get how he meshed with the young, tight, married wife. During this movie in real life, Grace Kelly and he had a big affair that went on after for awhile but he would never admit. I had no problem with the age difference in the film. Clark could command the scene.
I do think how he grabbed/commanded women didn't quite seem as smooth or authentic as his younger years (he was always commanding) and it seemed a little aggressive/pushy. He lost part of the commanding but gentle he manifested in Red Dust. Here, he just seems rough. Perhaps it's more of the grizzly older man, which I see.
The uptight character/married woman (Grace Kelly here) seemed to just lose her stars when she met him and it didn't quite make sense to me... They didn't really seem to mesh. It also showed his character's (lack of) willing to mess with a marriage that was strong enough coming in.
Having said that, the international scene, the strong character work, the star power, were all very solid. I enjoyed it but not a top favorite. It was great to see him reunite with Ava at the end... they seemed to come from a more relaxed life style, she could go with the flow, she "met" him more and he could be more himself with her. Whereas with Grace it was like a conquest and interest. I can't see how that would work out longterm.
In this movie, a little painful how Ava throws himself at him and gets so tied to him after such a short time. I was not a big fan. It's also hard to have a movie about capturing animals, which would not be popular today...
A good solid movie but I recommend Red Dust. It's much more cohesive and flows easier. Clark and Harlow have a great dynamic!