On the Waterfront

Genre: Drama
Year of release: 1954
Director: Elia Kazan

This is the first time I have watched On the Waterfront and it was less than 5 minutes ago that it finished I did not enjoy this movies as the hard core critics and probably because it was not what I was expecting, if I watched it again I am sure I would enjoy it more.

On the Waterfront is about an ex boxer Terry Malloy doing jobs for his corrupt union bosses on the waterfront. He finds love in the sister of his union bosses last victim who was about to testify against him Edie Doyle. . Marlon Brando was without a doubt awesome, thinking back on this movie some of the lines that Brando says he has done so well for instance "I could a been somebody!" Brando's performances would be a definite contender for the best acting of all time. The story of this is really quite good as well.

Even though Brando was defiantly the best in this movie Lee J. Cobb was also very very good, this is the 2cnd Lee J. Cobb movie i have seen this and 12 angry men like this movie he was very very good but still only 2cnd best, Henry Fonda was a hard act to beat. The simplicity of this movie is quite good and it is quite short at only one hour forty.

Brando in On the Waterfront is defiantly one of the best performances in all time. In my opinion the only other performances that challenge this one is DeNiro in Taxi Driver, Brando's Godfather, Heath Ledger's Joker, Nicholson's R.P. McMurphy. If you haven't seen this movie then you should watch it simply because of the acting. Brando is simply amazing even if he did have to read from cue cards. Some of the final scenes epically are extremely good. I am looking forward "A street car named desire".

This movie is well paced, not fast and not slow. This movie really improved after the famous taxi scene, after this the story starts to get really good. This movie does not have as much action as I expected and I think that is why I did not enjoy it as much as I should have. I am not saying that if I had made it I would have put more action in, I would not change a thing.

In conclusion a great movie with probably the best performance that I have seen, Taxi Driver and this are about even. Great story and RIP Mr Pigeon. RIP Marlon Brando.

9/10