Oh what a gorgeous man (Tyrone Power)...and his beautiful leading lady Gene Tierney. I was so caught up in the way each character interacted with one another that I had to watch the movie again. I loved the way each actor/ actress used their eyes to convey emotion in order to draw us into the depth of what they were feeling in each scene..."(The eyes have it)"...means just that...it is the way eye contact is lengthened, or how you hold the look for longer than a breath. Now I did not like some of the scenes Tierney had because it appeared to me that she over acted but overall she was very good. I read some of the reviews before purchasing this movie but not to gauge what others thought but to make sure I got a good DVD copy. I have seen Razors Edge on TCM and I very much enjoyed it, so much so that I purchased a copy now, I will not give the details but I will say that this movie has one of THE best love scenes I have ever seen played out on the big screen. It does not last that long but it was riveting. Truly a classic amidst the great romances of the theater and there are quite a few but in this movie as well as in others like GHOST, IMITATION OF LIFE and THE LAST CONTESSA, there is a message in the madness...some lesson to be learned through all the twist and turns of the story-line but very clear in it's presentation............Read full review
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There was absolutely nothing wrong with the DVD. But this movie is weird. Clifton Webb gave the best performance, I think. The other performances were decent, but the story is just strange. Maybe it comes off better in book form.
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From the moment that I began watching this movie, I was mesmerized by the Gene Tierney-Tyrone Power pairing. Although it is a black and white picture, she is absolutely stunning in the gowns she wore and beautiful to start with. He is tremendously handsome at this age in his life. I understand that the producers waited for him to return from WW2 to make this picture. Apart from all that, what is so fascinating in the movie is the spiritual change that meditation brought to Power's character (Larry Darrell) in the movie. While some people are not evil but still selfish and controlling, others find a better life even though they may seem lost. This is the theme, I think, of this movie. We are all walking on the razor's edge. Right after WWI, Isabel (Gene Tierney) is in love with Larry (Tyrone Power) and he with her, but he just doesn't want to settle down into a corporate job. She wants money and the best of everything, so the two decide to break up. She marries John Payne, has two children, and seems to have everything when he has a nervous breakdown when the stock market crashes. Larry, on the other hand, has nothing but travels all over the world seeking something and finally ends up at the top of the Himalaya Mountains deep into meditation and the finding of the self. Eventually, the two reacquaint themselves in Paris. Larry helps Isabel's husband (John Payne) get better. It is obvious that Isabel is still in love with Larry; she still wears a ring that he gave her. In a supporting role that won Anne Baxter an Academy Award, we see how a devasting event can totally ruin someone's life. A happy homemaker with a baby, she as Sophie loses everything and sinks quickly to the bottom of the whiskey bottle. Isabel really does her in at the end through jealousy of her relationship with Larry. In another supporting role that won him an Academy Award nomination, Clifton Webb plays Gene Tierney's snooty uncle, Elliot Templeton, who is relieved when she marries John Payne, and carries this grudge throughout the movie. Another odd thing in the movie is a character named Somerset Maugham, who really wrote the book and is played by Herbert Marshall. He appears throughout the movie to remind us of how great Larry Darrell is. The Razor's Edge is a much better movie than "Of Human Bondage," also a Maugham book. You can't help but have more hope when it is done.Read full review
This movie from 1946, has no equal. It is a beautiful beautiful picture. It's about existentialism and reality. It was far ahead of its time back in the 40s and even today is within the realm of reasoning. Tyrone Power is excellent as Larry Darrell.
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saw movie many years ago and thought it wonderful. to be able to seek peace and fullment in body and spirit. perhaps we all wish we could find that in this life. this movie shows how one man, tyrone power, sought this and found it after many behavioral changes that are really hard for most of us to do. clifton webb is one of my all time favorite character actors and this is one of his best. that is the primary reason for purchasing this film. i encourage all of the readers of this review to check it out. i fully believe you will find something in this film that will make you think.
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