Saturday 29 June 2019

Gloria (1980)



When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.

From memory: Unusual for a Cassavetes movie, this is almost a straightforward gangster thriller, fast moving and full of twists; beyond that, Gena Rowland steals the show as the tough woman who can take it up against anybody.

Halliwell*: "Overlong but lively and oddly entertaining; however, one is never quite sure what if anything it is getting at."

Maltin**: "Good-looking but way overlong melodrama, which Cassavetes may or may not be playing for laughs."

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