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To me, this movie is perfection.

Crappy film

Absolutely the worst movie.

Humphrey Bogart is such a great actor and can make any film intriguing for the viewer just like he did in African Queen, as well as his partner Katherine Hepburn. These two actors are what really make the film what it is. The film starts off slow, but if you stick with it the story picks up. Bogart and Hepburn's characters play off each other well and help the plot develop. The editing and quality of the picture is not the best, but it gets the job done. Like almost every movie there is an underlying love story that comes into play and ultimately what made the film work. The humor throughout keeps the adventure interesting as well as the suspenseful scenes through the rapids.

it is, maybe the worse word for define it. but it has the virtue to be, in same measure, a war film, a good comedy and a fascinating meet between two huge actors. and this is the reason for ignore the errors, not coherent story and the romanticism who is not exactly the reflection of the rules of genre. and enjoy it. scene by scene. as a magnificent, unique show, touching, bitter and seductive. because it is a memorable film. and a great work. so, see it ! again. for remind, discover, invent and , first, for an adorable story about survive, love and confrontation.

The African Queen is a well paced romantic comedy, reminiscent of the screwball style of the 1930s and 40s. The stars are well, the biggest names in Hollywood during this period. The coolest guy in the world Humphrey Bogart and greatest classic actress Katharine Hepburn collaborate in a mismatched journey out of German East Africa at the onset of World War I. The working class boat driver Charlie Alnutt, played by Bogart, contrasts in a screwball way with Hepburn's Rose Sayer, a member of the British elite. This movie has an amazing score and the music often directs the emotional dynamism in the film. In addition to the noteworthy music, no surprise in the 1950s, this film employs a lot of continuity editing. One primary example of this is when The African Queen, the actual boat on which Bogart and Hepburn are traveling, goes over a massive drop and is damaged severely. The following scene shows the pair draining the boat of water followed by a cut with continuity editing, showing the boat empty of water. Like all screwball comedies, the pair ends up together in the end despite mild turbulence. Overall, this film is a witty and fun ride through the African wilderness with two of American cinema's greatest treasures.

The African Queen (1951): Dir: John Huston / Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel: Stunning if not overrated adventure about overcoming extreme odds. Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn escape to the African Queen, a small cargo boat owned by the Bogart character. Setting is World War 1 with the Germans in pursuit. Some comic moments set in as when the leads struggle to adapt and tease viewers with sexual tension. Director John Huston does a superb job and is backed with effective suspense and action although the romantic elements are an ill timed formula that are unnecessarily distracting. Huston previously directed Bogart in Maltese Falcon and Key Largo. Bogart carries some sarcasm while Hepburn maintains a stern disposition especially after her brother is killed but viewers are well aware of what their journey is all about. And despite the romantic drivel the concluding union between the two is priceless. Outside the leading roles, the rest of the characters are waterlogged bores. Robert Morley plays Hepburn's brother who doesn't last very long, and Peter Bull appears in a flat supporting role. It stresses perseverance and equality of genders and a screenplay that doesn't deliver quite as effectively as its reputation boasts. It does delivers with adventure, thrills and the untimely arrival of a cargo boat. Score: 7 / 10