Another Time, Another Place

Movie Review: Another Time, Another Place (**1/2 out of 4 stars)

Year of Release: 1958

Country of Origin: UK

Director: Lewis Allen

Cast: Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan, Glynis Johns, Sean Connery

Plot outline: A female American journalist has an affair with BBC war correspondent. When he is killed in action, she returns to his hometown to console his wife (IMDb).

The story (**1/2 The movie plays out like a typically over-the-top 1950s melodrama, something that's reflected in the broad performances and distractingly flamboyant score.)

How the story unfolds (**1/2 The script places the emphasis on unusually inane dialogue, while the film contains a number of unintentionally hilarious moments--e.g. after learning a secretary has just lost a son to the war, Sara offers her condolences and immediately assigns her some more work.)

The characters (**1/2)

The acting (**1/2)

It is, at least, rarely out-and-out boring, yet it's the sort of movie that one forgets almost immediately after it's over.

Overall rating **1/2 out of 4 stars