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No critical menace at all from Lom


I liked the film OK as a whole (though I wanted to strangle the Ringmaster's shrewish, emasculating wife), but the story's credibility depended on whether or not you bought Torg's skill as a hynotist, and the menace behind it. That's why it did not really work for me. Not once did I find Lom menacing/devious enough. He was about as dangerous/scary as a wet dishrag.

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Wow. I thought Lom was great. Plenty arrogant, plenty menacing.

And he looked like the Love Child of Charles Boyer and Peter Lorre!!!

This movie was a LOT of fun.

Matthew

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I agree. Lom stole the show, not for the last time. Hard to believe he was just shy of 26.

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