It´s fun to see how the duel storytelling of Griffith comes to life here. A signature of his no doubt. This is a fine little movie. Nothing crazy, nothing bad. It has it´s ups and downs and while being a simple story it´s told well. The technical aspects are where it´s lacking here in terms of clear framing and cutting. But I think this is an ambitious movie no doubt with the costumes, guns and number of vehicles used.
After a convict escapes the police he is on the run and finds a woman who is upset at her boyfriend for not engaging in a brawl. He kidnaps her and the boyfriend has a chance to make amends.
This is no doubt a big scale idea. Many cars, different kinds, the tracking shots, the use of a train, no doubt this must have been ambitious to do. It´s fun to see a movie from this time cut lose and just do it.
Sadly, some of the action isn't shown well here. The police officers using a train really doesn't show well and creates a flat scene. Some of the cuts, especially towards the beginning are very ugly.
This is a cute and fun story. The duel nature of the narrative coming together makes sense and works well. The idea of a man that needs to redeem himself by fighting a even worse thread than the original is fun. I think that the woman overreacts a bit with the first encounter, but it is to push forward the movie.
I love the language that Griffith use. It´s so dramatic and sounds so good. The convict speaking to the girl towards the end sounds so cool. I don't like that the black screens overexplain what´s about to happen or what just happened. We can see that.
This was a decent watch. Some cool ideas and a fun concept. But overall a bit lacking in the technical and story department.
After a convict escapes the police he is on the run and finds a woman who is upset at her boyfriend for not engaging in a brawl. He kidnaps her and the boyfriend has a chance to make amends.
This is no doubt a big scale idea. Many cars, different kinds, the tracking shots, the use of a train, no doubt this must have been ambitious to do. It´s fun to see a movie from this time cut lose and just do it.
Sadly, some of the action isn't shown well here. The police officers using a train really doesn't show well and creates a flat scene. Some of the cuts, especially towards the beginning are very ugly.
This is a cute and fun story. The duel nature of the narrative coming together makes sense and works well. The idea of a man that needs to redeem himself by fighting a even worse thread than the original is fun. I think that the woman overreacts a bit with the first encounter, but it is to push forward the movie.
I love the language that Griffith use. It´s so dramatic and sounds so good. The convict speaking to the girl towards the end sounds so cool. I don't like that the black screens overexplain what´s about to happen or what just happened. We can see that.
This was a decent watch. Some cool ideas and a fun concept. But overall a bit lacking in the technical and story department.