I had to watch Mildred Pierce for a Cinema class that I'm taking, and I'm sorry to say that it wasn't my favorite. While I do like Film Noir and very much enjoyed the new style of direction (especially the very dark lighting), I found it pretty dramatic and not all that interesting a film. I think that it could have been a lot better. Nevertheless the cinematography was technically pretty good, and setting aside the plot elements that made it pretty unbearable for me it had an element of realism that was very nice and very mysterious. I felt like I was playing clue. Perhaps not what I went to a Cinema class to do, but somewhat enjoyable, either way.
Review of Mildred Pierce
