The Bad and the Beautiful - 1952

This is an Oscar winning film. I give it 2.5 stars. It was interesting but not entertaining nor did it keep my interest. Kirk Douglas plays Jonathan Shields- a man modeled after his father. Conniving, selfish, dishonest and as smart as they come. He works his way up to the top of the Hollywood elitist crowd as a Producer. He thinks he can do anything- including screen writing and directing. The movie is a flashback to three main stories- and how Shields really screwed over three individuals. One of the stories is centered on the actress Georgia Lorrison (played magnificently by Lana Turner). Shields makes her a star but breaks her heart in the process. I would only watch this movie if you are a huge Kirk Douglas or Lana Turner fan. One thing that really puzzled me about this movie is Gloria Grahame (an actress I have liked over the past few years) won an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in this film. She doesn't even come on screen until 65% of the movie is over and I didn't see anything special about her acting- she wasn't even one of the main characters- weird. The film is really a closer look at how Hollywood people behave. Nothing surprising.