The direction of Edmund Goulding was excellent, great camera-work and lighting, it's a very lush, ambitious film. Gene Tierney look gorgeous and is a perfect b#tch as Isabel. I honestly think she's a better actress when she plays evil women (as in "Leave Her To Heaven"). Supporting performances were all fine, especially Anne Baxter playing the doomed Sophie.
The biggest problem with the film was the performance of Tyrone Power as Larry Darrell. He's sort of stiff and unemotional. I realize Darrell is not the easiest part to play - he's almost saintlike. I think I prefer the way Bill Murray played him in the 1984 remake. Murray's humor helped the audience relate to Darrell.
The script doesn't help Powers much. The scene where he cures Isabel's husband of his headache is almost laughable, the way Powers stares at him with those big black eyebrows. Did Darrell study philosophy or hypnotism in India? "The Razor's Edge" is still an enjoyable movie, though I think the 1984 version is probably a little better.
The biggest problem with the film was the performance of Tyrone Power as Larry Darrell. He's sort of stiff and unemotional. I realize Darrell is not the easiest part to play - he's almost saintlike. I think I prefer the way Bill Murray played him in the 1984 remake. Murray's humor helped the audience relate to Darrell.
The script doesn't help Powers much. The scene where he cures Isabel's husband of his headache is almost laughable, the way Powers stares at him with those big black eyebrows. Did Darrell study philosophy or hypnotism in India? "The Razor's Edge" is still an enjoyable movie, though I think the 1984 version is probably a little better.