Beat the
Devil
Movie Review
"The
movie has above all effortless charm. Once we catch on that nothing much is going to happen, we can relax and share the amusement
of the actors, who are essentially being asked to share their playfulness. There is a scene on a veranda overlooking the sea,
where Bogart and Jones play out their first flirtation, and by the end of their dialogue you can see they're all but cracking
up; Bogart grins during the dissolve. The whole movie feels that way. Now that movies have become fearsome engines designed
to hammer us with entertainment, it is nice to recall those that simply wanted to be witty company."
Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
