I'm not a big fan of this movie for a lot of reasons. The story and the dialogue is weak and predictable at best. Although Brandos talent adds a lot to the movie, I think he's a little too old (29) to play Johnny. , I don't believe he works well as the character he portrays and the movie is stiff and predictable. James Dean (22) would've been a better choice for the roll of Johnny. I think Dean would've added the dimension that is clearly missing. Mary Murphy gives an outstanding performance as Kathie, but there didn't seem to be any on screen chemistry between her and Brando. I don't know why he wanted to do this movie, but I think his talents were wasted on the finished results.
Review of The Wild One
