A hard-working school teacher of blameless morals becomes afraid that life is passing her by. Hoping for a bit of excitement and romance, she steps out while wearing a sunny new outfit. Before she knows it, she is stealing a "hot" car containing a dead body...
"Half a sinner" is a pleasant blend of crime movie, romance and comedy, with an emphasis on the comedy (mostly of the screwball type). Its tone is so constantly, steadfastly light that it manages to tell a fun tale, even though the plot contains elements such as organized crime and professional gangsters trying to get rid of the corpse of a murdered man. It's a trick not every movie could pull off.
Our wayward teacher makes for a beguiling heroine and the young man she meets (and falls in love with, natch) is a charmer, too. Both protagonists turn out to be pretty resourceful, too. The plot contains some remarkable instances of lateral thinking, for instance in the sequence where the couple divert the attention of a vigilant policeman who is waiting next to the very same car they want to drive away in.
A fun, clever, lightweight movie, ideal for brightening up a rainy afternoon.
"Half a sinner" is a pleasant blend of crime movie, romance and comedy, with an emphasis on the comedy (mostly of the screwball type). Its tone is so constantly, steadfastly light that it manages to tell a fun tale, even though the plot contains elements such as organized crime and professional gangsters trying to get rid of the corpse of a murdered man. It's a trick not every movie could pull off.
Our wayward teacher makes for a beguiling heroine and the young man she meets (and falls in love with, natch) is a charmer, too. Both protagonists turn out to be pretty resourceful, too. The plot contains some remarkable instances of lateral thinking, for instance in the sequence where the couple divert the attention of a vigilant policeman who is waiting next to the very same car they want to drive away in.
A fun, clever, lightweight movie, ideal for brightening up a rainy afternoon.