Really love the structure of this film. Introduced to the antagonist first (before he even is a devilish creature and has absolutely nothing to do with the main characters yet), then the hero. Rarely do films do this and I really appreciated where it goes as it went along. It's a very amusing watch because you really don't know where anything is going to go. It's shocking and a lot of twists and turns keeps the pacing going at a reasonable speed. Wyman and the rest of the cast are all superb and bring a lot of weight to the story. It's not an easy topic to pull off but it manages to succeed. The cinematography didn't have a whole lot of flare to it, and some scenes to get a bit flimsy in terms of realism, but for the most part, "Johnny Belinda" had me hooked from start to finish.
Really love the structure of this film. Introduced to the antagonist first (before he even is a devilish creature and has absolutely nothing to do with the main characters yet), then the hero. Rarely do films do this and I really appreciated where it goes as it went along. It's a very amusing watch because you really don't know where anything is going to go. It's shocking and a lot of twists and turns keeps the pacing going at a reasonable speed. Wyman and the rest of the cast are all superb and bring a lot of weight to the story. It's not an easy topic to pull off but it manages to succeed. The cinematography didn't have a whole lot of flare to it, and some scenes to get a bit flimsy in terms of realism, but for the most part, "Johnny Belinda" had me hooked from start to finish.
