Drei Uhr nachts (1956)
29KDrei Uhr nachts: Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. With Isabelle Corey, Daniel Cauchy, Roger Duchesne, Guy Decomble. After losing big, an aging gambler decides to assemble a team to rob a casino.
“This was a real mixed-bag of a film. Tries to be a horror-comedy without being particularly scary or funny and uses elements weu0026#39;ve seen from stories set at boarding schools like this many times before.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy main issue is the filmu0026#39;s first half which does a rather sloppy job setting up the overall story, characters and elements that lead to later payoffs. It also treats the audience like theyu0026#39;re stupid at points, showing flashbacks of scenes that literally occurred five minutes beforehand as if weu0026#39;ve already forgotten them. This combined with awful dialogue and an odd structure make the first 45 minutes an extremely tedious watch.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen the second half kicks in with the proper introduction of the creatures it becomes a lot more enjoyable, as it truly embraces the gore-fest it becomes.nOn a production side itu0026#39;s all fairly competent with decent direction and visual effects for the most part. All the acting is fine, with the ever-charming Simon Pegg and Asa Butterfield putting in the best performances.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, if the film had a better script with some more interesting characters who donu0026#39;t all have surface-level motivations then this may have turned out to be a enjoyable experience. Alas, it feels like a wasted opportunity.”
