Rebel Without a Cause

I somehow had never gotten around to seeing this before. I always knew that I 'd be disappointed. Even with the feeling that it wouldn't be that good, I was still surprised by just how mediocre most of this movie is. 

Dean is great I guess but I did not buy him as a high schooler. Natalie Wood was fine. But Sal Mineo's character was really creepy. I liked seeing the young Dennis Hopper though. And Jim Backus in an apron was probably the highlight of the movie. 

The tone was so weird. Maybe this struck a nerve with 1955 audiences but in 2010, everything seemed a bit off. And Dean really wasn't a rebel as much as a whiny rich kid who the greasers didn't like. 

 Directed by Nicholas Ray
1955
TCM