Review of Sirocco

Sirocco (1951)
6/10
Decent exotic melodrama; ain't no Casablanca
27 November 2002
Warning: Spoilers
Humphrey Bogart finds himself stuck in a war-torn city again -- except that this time he's in Syria and he's saddled with selfish "femme fatale" Toren. Lee J. Cobb plays the intelligence commander of the occupying French army (and Toren's lover), and he's a guy with a loose hold on his cool.

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The film's rather unconvincing finale has Bogey once again sacrificing himself for the "right cause". Reinforces Bogey's direction at Santana towards playing strictly cynical ex-idealists who eventually find their way to the righteous path.

No chemistry between Toren and Bogart.
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