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Release Date: 19 December, 2000 Retail Price: $24.99 OUR Price: $22.99 You SAVE: $2.00! Cast: |
The Married Virgin Reviews
The Count steals the show
This seems like a pretty standard American film for 1918, though the story is solid and interesting. The characters could use a bit more fleshing-out and the plot could use a bit more development, but overall it's enjoyable enough, given how most American films were like during the Teens. And pretty unmemorable but for Count Roberto di San Fraccini. I don't suppose it was intended this way, but he steals the show and gives the best performance. It's not a good sign when the best character is the one who's supposed to be written as the bad guy and when you're cheering for the villain instead of the adequate and solid but ultimately unmemorable characters he's blackmailing. And being a melodrama, Vera Sisson's character of Mary is too good, too pure, too devoted to her boyfriend Douglas and her father that she only marries the Count as part of the blackmail scheme, not because romantic feelings for him ever enter into her head. When he announces to his friend that he's getting rather tired of how this blackmail marriage isn't consummated and how she isn't voluntarily coming to his room like he told her to do when she felt ready, I was almost hoping there would be a rape scene like in 'Son of the Sheik,' make things interesting and lively. Unfortunately Roberto doesn't succeed in breaking into Mary's room, where the family maid is fiercely protecting her. Besides the attempted break-in, the most exciting scene is the car crash. Another highlight is the ten-minute excerpt from the 1919 film 'Eyes of Youth'; I'm interested in seeing the whole film now and not just RV's cameo.
A Fast-paced drama to keep you on the edge of your seat!
After reading the other reviews about a melodrama and poor or unbelievable plot, I was pleasantly surprised to find this film much better than I had expected. I found the pace to be quite fast and you have to stay on your toes to keep up with each new development, and the plot seemed interesting, intricate and well-thought-out to me. Needless to say, Valentino's role is a highlight, but together with the unfolding of the story and other characters the whole film is quite enjoyable and even suspenseful as you wonder what will happen next and how it will end. As a movie in its own right, apart from Valentino, it stands as a quality drama, and despite some poor picture quality at times, it is still enjoyable and entertaining to watch.
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