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Ace in the Hole

Name: Ace in the Hole
Genre: Drama
Released: 1951
Duration: 111 min
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall, Frank Cady

Taste attributes: dramadetectivejournalisticslowunsavouryheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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"Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top... trampling everything in his path - men, women and morals !"

Boxlist takeA heavy drama that is unhurried and realistic. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.9/10

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Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control media circus.

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