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Hobson's Choice, based on Harold Brighouse's eternally popular 1916 comedy, boasts fine turns from Charles Laughton--at his brilliant, physical best--as the boot-shop owner with three troublesome daughters, and John Mills as the lowly boot maker, elevated and improved by the eldest daughter Maggie in a neat inversion of the Pygmalion fable. But both are kept in their place by Brenda de Banzie's portrayal of Maggie, a performance that glows with intelligence, truth and increasing warmth.
The Sound Barrier is a drama about the race for a supersonic aeroplane. Superficially, its setting is quintessential post-World War II Britain: stiff upper lips, twin beds and clipped Rattigan dialogue. But it's prescient stuff. Ralph Richardson's aircraft manufacturer, sinister in his obsession, is an ominously skilful film performance. And Lean's take on the unthinkable cost of human achievement, interwoven with some spectacular cinematography, absorbs and unsettles. It's especially poignant now that the supersonic age has been summarily ended by Concorde's retirement.
On the DVD: Hobson's Choice and The Sound Barrier are both black-and-white films presented in 4:3 picture format, from reasonable prints, and with a mono soundtrack of suitably robust quality for Malcolm Arnold's inventive scores. There are no extras, apart from scene indexes. --Piers Ford
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There are many funny bits but there is also a deep sadness behind it. Brenda de Banzie's smile is superb as is the endearing character she plays so brilliantly. John Mills and Charles Loughton are simply brilliant. Buy/hire it, watch it. You will not be disappointed. It's worth more than 5 stars. Brilliant!
Unfortunately I didn't watch 'The Sound Barrier' with as much pleasure, if those upper lips were any stiffer they would have snapped right off, and it wasn't just the upper lips that were stiff, the acting was cardboard-like to put it mildly, everything I hate about films from that era was there. I think I might have actually winced on one or two occasions. No, the five stars go to Hobson's Choice but 'The Sound Barrier'?......Naaah!
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