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Date  Helpful Rating 1 out of 1 users found this helpful  Better Than Citizen KanePosted: 6/29/2003A review of The Third Man by KGGibbons83 This movie is one of the greatest ever made. The dramatic camera angles, the lighting, the acting, and the story all mesh perfectly to form a movie that shows the desperate situation in post-War Europe. Completely wonderful. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1 out of 1 users found this helpful  A Shot of LymePosted: 4/7/2003A review of The Third Man by lowellv70 It is the humble opinion of the Author that this film was probably one of Sir Carol Reed's best works if not the best including some old Mercury icons that make one wonder if Welles contributed more than just his dialog and acting presence. In postwar Vienna, Holly Martens a struggling author of pulp westerns, finds himself beckoned during a slump by old friend Harry Lyme with regard to their mutual profit. But in tracking down Lyme, Martens begins to unravel a tale of murder and deceit and discovers that Lyme is now a notorious dealer in Black Market drugs either of low quality or severely tainted vaccines. Indirectly, Lyme is responsible for escalating the disease in his community thanks to some heavily diluted penicillin and it has now caught the attention of British Military intelligence who must apprehend Lyme at any cost. Martens becomes an unwitting pawn in the midst of the intrigue but is ultimately able to lend a pivotal assist in an otherwise baffling case. More adventurous than ";Our Man In Havana"; and certainly more tongue-in-cheek, Sir Carol Reed toys with the suspense of a taut drama and winds you in to his plot through skillful editing managing wonderful surprise and intrigue-quite a unique combination and a unique all zither score which scenes were composed to. Welles although he's only seen for about 12 minutes of screen time; manages to write some superbly complimentary dialog taking nothing away from Graham Greene's original tale. One of the first film appearances for Howard and White; and probably Reed's best effort. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1-2 of 2 Per Page | ||
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