This was even better than the last time I watched it. Excellent cast, excellently directed and produced. One of the best of its kind. (One blooper: Powell's character sees news headline about his wife's death before he arrives at scene to identify her freshly dead body at distant scene of accident!)

I'm not a fan of movies about making movies. This one isn't too bad though.

...when you read critics dumping on this film its a perfect example of someone trying to sound smart and coming off just silly. This is a perfect film from start to finish.

The reviews of this movie are mixed, and there is a reason behind this. On the one hand it counts as one of the greats that were made about Hollywood and moviemaking, such as Sunset Boulevard, All About Eve, Paris When It Sizzles, and others. On the other hand, it seems too dry and formal. The plot is hollow that 90 minutes would suffice, but with the slow pacing the movie extends to a little less than 2 hours, rendering it tedious. The only thing that would compensate is the cast, but even that falls short to a childish dialogue and acting that looks staged. What Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) says in The Bad and the Beautiful applies to the movie itself: "You're acting now, playing the doomed daughter of the great man. Well, let me tell you something. The acting isn't good enough."

Pure drivel. There are only two reasons to watch this: Lana Turner and Gloria Grahame. Is the acting that bad, or is it the script?

Such a good movie with solid acting performances. It is definitely worth watching, especially as part of a double feature with Two Weeks in Another Town (1962).

Great movie one of my favorites

Highly acclaimed when it came out. Great cast. Never heard o b4 saw on the movie channel 7.14.2021

The Bad and the Beautiful is a film that is easy to have conflicting feelings for. On the one hand, it's a great performance from Douglas as he goes through a Citizen Kane-like rise and fall (but in the movie industry during the Golden Age), while on the other, the film doesn't feel like it carries any real narrative heft and lacks much in the way of complexity. The film is told through a series of three vignettes of individuals that Douglas' Shields variously wronged to further his own ends, seemingly taking a stance on the dark personalities that succeed in the industry. However, not only do all three find success after his betrayal (and not as a result of some convoluted plan from Shields, like his assistant implies), but they all end up willing to assist him later on when the chips are down on his end, as if they exist in some Candyland fairytale in which Shields somehow allowed them to grow through adversity when in reality he simply took advantage of each of them. The film is well structured, establishing the animosity of its trio wordlessly and creating a sense of curiosity as to how these seemingly refined people could be led to do something as crude as graffiti in a major Hollywood studio, before turning the tables and creating a sense of empathy for each. But the plot and ultimate theme leaves you scratching your head, wondering if the critical love isn't due in part to the heavy focus on the film industry and the seemingly automatic bump in esteem that comes from critics recognizing their own playground. (3/5)

If you're a Fan Of Classic Cinema, this one is an Absolute Must-See! Kirk Douglas's vain jackass of a Hollywood Film Director is a sight to behold! And both Lana Turner and Gloria Grahame practically steal the show!

It could have been darker. Nevertheless it turned out to be much more glamorous than any other Vincent Minnelli musical. The dialogues are weak even if the story as a whole is gripping. At times I feel it sappy and unoriginal. Maybe it's because I'm putting it next to "Sunset Boulevard"; a major achievement in Hollywood's history. It is however an entertaining movie despite the melodramatic scenes.

I didn't care about the characters so I didn't care about the film.

Another great film about the Hollywood film industry released in the early 50s.

An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success. This film shows via flashback the stories of three famous movie people whose lives were forever changed by their association with a manipulative, ruthless movie producer. The three come together at the producer's request; he wants them to work together on mutually hated Jonathon Shields' newest big-budget production Stars: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Gloria Grahame . The Bad and the Beautiful took home a quintet of Oscars from 1953's ceremony and in its title alone we have possibly the greatest ever description of Hollywood. Gloria Grahame won an Oscar . Best Actress in a Supporting Role . Kirk Douglas shows here what a unique and powerful actor he really is and Lana Turner also shines as the gorgeous looking actress and Shields love interest. Bottom line, when it comes to movies about movies, this one remains the best more than 50 years after it's initial release. Highly recommended 10/10.

The best movie character ever portrayed: Kirk Douglas as Jonathan Shields! With the best movie quote ever spoken: "Georgia, love is for the very young." And the best movie score ever composed!

About as good as a movie can get. ignoring all the star power in this one, major props must be given to the script/subject matter itself. an adult story that is interesting:? maybe you could do that in 1953, but in the twenty-first century, teenage boys decide the vast majority of movie content. a movie like this could never be made. for this and many other reasons, this movie was a thrill and a revelation to watch.

Old fashioned not my favorite thing to watch

All this was nuts to old fashioned for me

Fans of Kirk Douglas must surely consider this one of his finest performances. He plays a highly ambitious and talented movie producer whose ambition has destroyed relations with people close to him. Three of those people - an actor, director and writer - recall his betrayals. Fine film that Hollywood fans might enjoy more if they research who the characters were based on.

The first of Vincente Minnelli's Kirk Douglas Triology about autonomous artists, whos destroys everybody around himself. Set in Hollywood in the 1940's.