It's wild to realize that this movie was a huge deal in the eyes of critics at the time. It's one of only 3 movies to win the highest award at Cannes and win Best Picture. It won all the major awards it could. It's in the National Film Registry...And it seems so quaint now. Ray Milland's alcoholism is excessive and oversimplified. I'm sure the movie was shocking and explicit when it was released, but there's been 7 decades of movies about the same topic that have added nuance to the story and been allowed to go even uglier.
It's a fine movie. The performances are strong for the style of the time. It's a movie of its time though. At this point, I almost felt talked down to by the movie. It's nice to know that this is what a Best Picture winner looked like in 1945 though. That explains a lot.
Verdict: Weakly Don't Recommend
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