Lonesome (1928) :
Brief Review -
Two ordinary lonesome people make an extraordinary Love-story. This is not a film, it is a real life drama on screen with most amusing segments possible. I remember watching Oscar winning film Marty (1955) which tells the story of two lonesome people but now i realise that it was inspired from this film actually. Same story, just some changes here and there, dialogues and more serious conflicts that's it. Rest, it's just an extended copy. Lonesome is about two ordinary lonely people, a working class boy and a girl meet each other in amusement park. They enjoy the day in each other's company then lose each other after a small accident and then desperate search for the true love begins. Will they meet again or not? Like i said, Lonesome is not a Film, it's a real life on screen with no dramatic portion. Yes it has feature film elements to give it a curve but i enjoyed it like I was actually there in the film living that ordinary life. It's quick, pacy and engaging as the runtime is hardly about 70 minutes. It has comedy, romance, drama and little thrill that packs a great combo of entertainment and bet you're gonna want to watch it again. Lonesome catches the fun and romance of real life hence there's nothing that can be called insensible in the entire narrative. Glenn Tyron and Barbara Kent makes a lovely couple. The sweet chemistry between these two is nothing less than a magical experience. Lonesome never let me drop the grin smile from my face for a minute, i was smiling for whole 70 minutes and i don't remember when was the time that happened to me. Thanks to Paul Fejös for making such a wonderful, lovely and beautiful love story with no loops at all. I would have hated him if he had left one. Overall, Lonesome is very close to Classic tag and highly underrated. One of those rare pure love story before Hollywood lost it's virginity and descency. Come on make it popular.
RATING - 7.5/10*
By - #samthebestest
Two ordinary lonesome people make an extraordinary Love-story. This is not a film, it is a real life drama on screen with most amusing segments possible. I remember watching Oscar winning film Marty (1955) which tells the story of two lonesome people but now i realise that it was inspired from this film actually. Same story, just some changes here and there, dialogues and more serious conflicts that's it. Rest, it's just an extended copy. Lonesome is about two ordinary lonely people, a working class boy and a girl meet each other in amusement park. They enjoy the day in each other's company then lose each other after a small accident and then desperate search for the true love begins. Will they meet again or not? Like i said, Lonesome is not a Film, it's a real life on screen with no dramatic portion. Yes it has feature film elements to give it a curve but i enjoyed it like I was actually there in the film living that ordinary life. It's quick, pacy and engaging as the runtime is hardly about 70 minutes. It has comedy, romance, drama and little thrill that packs a great combo of entertainment and bet you're gonna want to watch it again. Lonesome catches the fun and romance of real life hence there's nothing that can be called insensible in the entire narrative. Glenn Tyron and Barbara Kent makes a lovely couple. The sweet chemistry between these two is nothing less than a magical experience. Lonesome never let me drop the grin smile from my face for a minute, i was smiling for whole 70 minutes and i don't remember when was the time that happened to me. Thanks to Paul Fejös for making such a wonderful, lovely and beautiful love story with no loops at all. I would have hated him if he had left one. Overall, Lonesome is very close to Classic tag and highly underrated. One of those rare pure love story before Hollywood lost it's virginity and descency. Come on make it popular.
RATING - 7.5/10*
By - #samthebestest