Often while watching these old movies you often feel like
they are old movies. Movies made for their time but not really timeless. Sunset
Boulevard breaks that pattern. This movie feels as if it could have
been made today. The performances are superb, especially the lead, Gloria
Swanson, who plays Norma Desmond, a washed up actress of the silent screen era.
She is a bit off her rocker, but you don't realize by how much until the end of
the movie. She plays the role perfectly. The best role though I think goes to
the butler, Max. He plays this sympathetic, stone-faced character throughout, but it is not
until almost the end that you find out how sympathetic he really was. Riveting
throughout and a joy to watch, a must recommend.
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