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I'm No AngelRating:
Release Date: 17 October, 2000 Retail Price: $14.99 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (10 total) |
I'm No Angel Reviews
I'm No Angel
Witty. Great costumes. Mae West's mannerism's got old after a while. Something I will probably watch again. Family friendly and culturally educational.
"It's not the men in your life that count. It's the life in your men."
Tira (MaeWest) is a circus performer who catapults to fame with a lion tamer act on Broadway. The boldness of sticking her head in a lion's mouth attracts the attentions of some 'swells', and soon Tira is racking up expensive gifts from wealthy Kirk Lawrence (Kent Taylor)--jewels, gowns from Paris, and a penthouse apartment. Lawrence's obsession with Tira alarms both his snooty fiancee, Alicia Hatton (Gertrude Michael) and his stuffy cousin, Jack Clayton (Cary Grant). Tira makes short work of Hatton ("A better dame than you once called me a liar, and they had to sew her up in 12 places"). Clayton doesn't quite know what to make of Tira, and soon there's another smouldering romance.
If you are a Mae West fan, and you haven't seen this one, grab a copy and prepare yourself for a great display of exactly what made Mae West a unique performer. How does someone slither across the stage while barely moving?
Tira is a powerful, sexually liberated character who isn't embarrassed to admit having a "colourful past." She saunters and wisecracks her way across the stage in outrageous costumes (she has a sparkly spider web train the first time she meets Cary Grant). In one scene she wears a partially see-through clingy gown and gives the circus attendees a preview with a few wiggles of her hips. In the best scene in the film, she cross-examines witnesses in a breach of promise case. After a few direct questions, the witnesses--mainly previous lovers trouped into court to damage Tira's reputation--are mincemeat.
Mae West monopolizes this comedy film--whether she's performing "Sister Honky Tonk", swinging her beads as she swaggers in front of the jury, or delivering her suggestive one-liners, she's magnificent. "I'm No Angel" is one of Mae West's best films, and the script (pre-code) allows her talent free reign. The film contains some memorable lines: "Never let one man worry your mind." "Find 'em, fool 'em, and forget 'em." "Take all you can get and give as little as possible." "Marriage is a new kind of racket for me." "When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better." This is quintessential Mae West--don't miss it--displacedhuman
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